by Carla Lopez | Jul 15, 2010 | Uniting American Families Act, UAFA, binational couples, LGBT Immigrant, Federal Legislation, Family Reunification, Federal policy, LGBT Asylum
Comprehensive Immigration Reform Legislation Must Include Protections for Binational Couples among The Family Unity Provisions (Washington, D.C., July 15, 2010)—Today, the National Center for Lesbian Rights joined a coalition of organizations and leaders calling on Congress to insist that the Uniting American Families Act (UAFA) be included in comprehensive immigration reform legislation going forward. This approach is consistent with the Senate framework announced on April 29, 2010 by...
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by Carla Lopez | Jul 15, 2010 | Uniting American Families Act, UAFA, binational couples, LGBT Immigrant, Federal Legislation, Family Reunification, Federal policy, LGBT Asylum
(Washington, D.C., July 15, 2010)—A coalition of organizations and leaders from the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT), immigrants’ rights, civil rights and faith communities issued the following statement today as Members of Congress gathered on Capitol Hill to call for passage of immigration reform legislation that ends discrimination against LGBTQ binational families: Today, key Congressional leaders joined forces on Capitol Hill to call on their colleagues to support passage of...
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by Carla Lopez | Jun 2, 2009 | Uniting American Families Act, UAFA, immigration immigrants UAFA Uniting federal legislation, binational couples, Family Reunification
(San Francisco, CA, June 2, 2009)—Currently, Congress is considering a crucial immigration bill that would make it possible for same-sex bi- national couples to have equal rights to sponsor their international partner for immigration purposes in the United States. Tomorrow—for the first time in Senate history—the Senate Judiciary Committee is scheduled to hear this immigration reform bill that includes members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community—the Uniting American...
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