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U.S. immigration won't allow family unification for same-sex couples

Started by Natasha, October 08, 2008, 06:15:21 PM

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October 08, 2008, 06:15:21 PM
U.S. immigration won't allow family unification for same-sex couples

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/southflorida/sfl-flbbinational1008sboct08,0,6180307.story
10/8/2008

"U.S. immigration law intolerably discriminates against gay and lesbian Americans by denying them the same rights received by heterosexual couples," said U.S. Rep. Robert Wexler, D- Boca Raton, a co-sponsor of the Uniting America Families Act. "This is offensive and unacceptable."

Advocates say the act would grant immigration benefits to same-sex couples so that they could stay together in this country. But the bill has stalled in Congress.
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