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Same-sex partners mired in deportation 'nightmare'The Sacramento Bee's Capital Alert, CAThe Uniting American Families Act is pending on behalf of thousands of gay and lesbian couples facing immigration issues. But the clock is ticking fast for Tan. "If this were a heterosexual couple, things never would have gone this far," said ...
Submitted by SHNS on Fri, 04/03/2009 - 12:20. Shirley Tan, a petite stay-at-home mother of twins, is wearing pink slippers on her feet and a black electronic bracelet around her left ankle.
In the eyes of immigration authorities, Shirley Tan is in the country illegally. Federal courts have denied her bid for asylum. But beyond that court battle, she argues that the law discriminates against her because she is a lesbian and cannot be sponsored for citizenship by her partner.
The Uniting American Families Act is pending on behalf of thousands of gay and lesbian couples facing immigration issues.

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Promoting public awareness of the need for fairness in immigration policy particularly as it relates to the rights of same-sex bi-national couples in the United States who seek equal immigration rights; Providing information regarding political issues relating to gay immigration equality issues, rights and policy.