Press Release

NCLR Statement on Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on Uniting American Families Act

by NCLR Staff | Jun 2, 2009 | binational couples, immigration immigrants UAFA Uniting federal legislation, UAFA, Uniting American Families Act, 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...