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发信人: LXJSmonk (紫色心情的 LXJS NYC_monk), 信区: Queer
标 题: 【PETITION 】to create the category of 'Permanent Partner' in Immigration legislation.
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Fri Sep 30 00:45:05 2011, 美东)
https://wwws.whitehouse.gov/petitions#!/petition/pass-uniting-american-
families-act-create-category-permanent-partner-immigration-legislation/
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WE PETITION THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION TO:
Pass the Uniting American Families Act to create the category of 'Permanent
Partner' in Immigration legislation.
This petition calls for the passage of the Uniting American Families Act (
UAFA) that seeks to add the category of 'Permanent Partner' in the
Immigration and Nationality Act (INA).
This will allow US citizens and Lawful Permanent Residents to sponsor their
same sex partner for immigration benefits to the US in the same way that an
opposite sex married couple can.
Currently the category of 'Spouse' in the INA is defined as a husband or
wife of the opposite sex. Therefore legally married same sex couples cannot
file for immigration benefits in this category.
The inclusion of the category of 'Permanent Partner' would allow same sex
married couples to seek immigration benefits based on their relationship -
which would be adjudicated with the same scrutiny as a married opposite sex
couple.
Created: Sep 28, 2011
Issues: Civil Rights and Liberties, Family, Immigration |
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