You're from the United States. You fall in love with a foreign national. Straight couples have legal recourse in this situation: get married and sponsor your spouse for citizenship.
Gay couples in this situation have no legal recourse, an issue that SF Weekly recently highlighted with the stories of several same-sex couples who were separated by US immigration law, or had one partner living in the United States illegally.
Because the federal Defense of Marriage Act prohibits legal recognition of same-sex relationships, couples married in California, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Iowa and Vermont can't sponsor their spouses for citizenship either.
Democrats in the Senate have included a provision for same-sex couples in their immigration reform proposal released April 29, which will give them the same immigration rights as straight cou
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Is Immigration rights for same sex couples possible
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BinatUK 598 days ago
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Immigration Equality announces action fund
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USAFrance 772 days ago
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Immigration Equality, a non-profit advocacy and legal aid organization serving lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) and HIV-positive immigrants and their families, announced today that it has established a “501(c)4” entity, the Immigration Equality Action Fund, to significantly increase its federal advocacy and grassroots organizing work. The Action Fund’s launch also includes an expanded office in Washington, D.C., where a new policy staffer and an online grassroots organizer will soon join the organization.
“The launch of the Immigration Equality Action Fund comes at a critical moment in our work to advocate on behalf of LGBT immigrant families,” said Rachel B. Tiven, the organization’s executive director. “As Congress turns its attention to comprehensive immigration reform, and as a record number of lawmakers signal their support for the Uniting American Families A
“The launch of the Immigration Equality Action Fund comes at a critical moment in our work to advocate on behalf of LGBT immigrant families,” said Rachel B. Tiven, the organization’s executive director. “As Congress turns its attention to comprehensive immigration reform, and as a record number of lawmakers signal their support for the Uniting American Families A
UAFA Gains Influential New Cosponsor
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freedom2immigrate 794 days ago
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Senator Arlen Specter (D-PA), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee (and formerly that committee’s Republican Chairman), has signed on as a cosponsor of the Uniting American Families Act (UAFA).
At last June’s Senate Judiciary Committee UAFA hearing, Specter expressed strong support for ending discrimination against gay and lesbian Americans and their families in immigration law. Immigration Equality applauds Senator Specter for his support for LGBT binational families.
Eight of the Senate Judiciary Committee’s twelve Democrats are now cosponsors of UAFA. A ninth, Senator Ted Kaufman of Delaware, recently publicly stated his support for equal immigration rights for LGBT families
At last June’s Senate Judiciary Committee UAFA hearing, Specter expressed strong support for ending discrimination against gay and lesbian Americans and their families in immigration law. Immigration Equality applauds Senator Specter for his support for LGBT binational families.
Eight of the Senate Judiciary Committee’s twelve Democrats are now cosponsors of UAFA. A ninth, Senator Ted Kaufman of Delaware, recently publicly stated his support for equal immigration rights for LGBT families
Shirley Tan, her partner Jay Mercado, and their two children will join Out4Immigration—the all volunteer, grassroots advocate for same-sex binational couples and their families—at the San Francisco 2009 Pride Parade on Sunday, June 28th. Together, they will be marching for equal immigration rights for same-sex binational couples to remain together in the U.S. by urging Congress to pass the Uniting American Families Act (UAFA).
Mayor JW Lown Lacking Basic Rights (LETTER)
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USAFrance 985 days ago
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LETTER: Rights lacking Reading through the responses that were published from readers about the resignation of Mayor J.W. Lown, it’s obvious that many people have a high opinion of him and are sorry to see him leave. Another thread that runs through the comments were more along the lines of: “He’s ditching a relationship with our community for a relationship of two months?”
Under U.S. law, Americans in same-sex relationships with people from another country have no legal grounds to be with that partner on the basis of the relationship alone. Indeed, federal law treats those of us in such relationships as legal strangers, with no legitimate basis to be together.
Comment: Oh brother....... so now the excuse of love will be used to skirt immigration laws........what next......???? It is bad enough that we allow married heterosexual illegal aliens to live here. D
Under U.S. law, Americans in same-sex relationships with people from another country have no legal grounds to be with that partner on the basis of the relationship alone. Indeed, federal law treats those of us in such relationships as legal strangers, with no legitimate basis to be together.
Comment: Oh brother....... so now the excuse of love will be used to skirt immigration laws........what next......???? It is bad enough that we allow married heterosexual illegal aliens to live here. D
San Francisco Mayor Newsom Urges Census Count Same-Sex Couples
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OneVoice 997 days ago
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San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom submitted a resolution Wednesday to the Board of Supervisors that would urge the U.S. Secretary of Commerce and the U.S. Census Bureau to recognize same-sex couples in the 2010 Census.
The city and county of San Francisco has passed a resolution supporting the passage of the Uniting American Families Act (UAFA) by Congress. The UAFA would eliminate the barrier that same-sex binational couples now face when a gay or lesbian American tries to sponsor their foreign life partner for a green card and the right to stay together legally in the US. Opposite-sex binational couples have long been afforded such protections under US immigration law.
Amos Lim, a founding board member of Out4Immigration and a San Francisco resident was instrumental in getting this resolution passed, first by the Board of Supervisors and then by the Immigrant Rights Commission. The resolution makes San Francisco the first municipality to call for equal immigration rights for gays and lesbians at the federal level. It is only change at the federal level for any LGBT rights -- including m
Amos Lim, a founding board member of Out4Immigration and a San Francisco resident was instrumental in getting this resolution passed, first by the Board of Supervisors and then by the Immigrant Rights Commission. The resolution makes San Francisco the first municipality to call for equal immigration rights for gays and lesbians at the federal level. It is only change at the federal level for any LGBT rights -- including m
Sen Kerry Goes To Bat For Binational Gay Couple (San Francisco Bay Times)
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ExileComingHome 1036 days ago
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Sen. Kerry Goes To Bat For Binational Gay CoupleSan Francisco Bay Times, CAKerry is a co-sponsor of a bill in Congress to extend spousal immigration rights to same-sex couples. Gay couples can marry in Massachusetts and Connecticut. Vermont’s Senate passed a bill to legalize same-sex marriage March 24. The vote was 26-4. ...
For US immigration partnered doesn't count (San Francisco Chronicle)
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MikeLA 1036 days ago
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Shirley Tan has been with her partner, Jay Mercado, for 23 years. The Pacifica women have twin 12-year-old sons and have been registered domestic partners since 1991. That means nothing to the federal government, which recognizes only a marriage between a man...
San Francisco mayor Gavin Newsom brings ideas to valley (The Desert Sun)
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ExileComingHome 1038 days ago
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San Francisco mayor Gavin Newsom brings ideas to valleyThe Desert Sun, CAMarriage equality is an issue that resonates with many in the Palm Springs area, which is home to one of the largest gay populations per capita in the United States. About 1200 same-sex couples married in the Coachella Valley during the four months ...
Io-wha??? (San Francisco Bay Guardian)
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ExileComingHome 1038 days ago
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San Francisco Bay GuardianIo-wha???San Francisco Bay Guardian, CADamn, I can't believe those Midwestern cornholers totally beat us bicoastal fudgepackers to the altar punch: so many delicious, delicious plot twists on the way to marriage equality. And yet compared to what's happening to so many LGBTs around the ...
Shellfish States Move Towards Marriage (San Francisco Bay Times)
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ExileComingHome 1038 days ago
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Shellfish States Move Towards MarriageSan Francisco Bay Times, CAGovernor Greenjeans has just vowed to veto the marriage equality bill so you can stop cheering that 26-4 senate vote and forget about the house hearings because the bill won’t be worth the paper its printed on once Sap for Brains gets through with it. ...
For US immigration "partnered" doesn't count (San Francisco Chronicle)
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USABound 1038 days ago
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Proud ParentingFor US immigration, 'partnered' doesn't countSan Francisco Chronicle, USAIt's a familiar story, said Rachel B. Tiven, executive director of Immigration Equality, which works to end discrimination in immigration law against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and HIV-positive people. "We hear every day from American citizens ...MARRIAGE EQUALITY USA, OUT4IMMIGRATION, AND LOVE EXILES REPORT ... California ChronicleLesbian mom to be deported Friday Examiner.comBay Area family's life upended by immigration nightmare Bay Area ReporterTips-Q GLBT Newsall 26 news articles
Marriage Bill Advances Through New Hampshire State HouseSan Francisco Bay Times, CAI hope she does, but meanwhile the bill that would prevent these human tragedies, the Uniting American Families Act, continues to languish. I suppose Congress has many more important issues on its plate at the moment. What next? ...
Binational same-sex couples face immigration problems (San Jose Mercury News)
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BinatUK 1038 days ago
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Binational, same-sex couples face immigration problemsSan Jose Mercury News, USAEven visiting the US can be stressful for same-sex binational couples. When McDevitt-Pugh flew into the Bay Area from Amsterdam with her wife, Lin, she was nervous about her documents bearing their hyphenated married name. Her legal marriage in the ...
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