Gay-rights groups hopeful for inclusion, which might threaten bills' passage - Judy Rickard took an early retirement and a reduced pension so she could be assured of more time with her partner, a British citizen whose stays in the U.S. are limited to six months.
Rickard, 61, would have preferred to keep working at San Jose State University and sponsor her partner, Karin Bogliolo, for residency in the United States, just as heterosexual couples can. But U.S. law does not allow for that.
"If you're going to have a system that's designed to keep families together, it should focus on keeping families together," Rickard said....
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