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The Permanent Partners Immigration Act
The most prominent feature of the “The Permanent Partners Immigration Act" would allow those US Citizens and lawful permanent residents who are in a permanent partnership, to sponsor their partners for immigration purposes, just as any legal spouse would. Currently, because there is no legally recognized marriage between gay and lesbian couples under the immigration law, many bi-national permanent partnerships are torn apart when one partner moves to the United States.
The United States is far behind the curve in granting immigration rights to same-sex couples, as 14 other countries have already done so with no problem," said the chairperson of the Lesbian and Gay Immigration Rights Task Force. Valentine's Day is a painful reminder that our immigration law, which is supposed to keep families together, actually tears U.S. citizens apart from their foreign same-sex partners. The Permanent Partners Immigration Act is the key to solving this horrific situation.
While the bill will afford the same immigration benefits to permanent partnerships that those who contract a legal marriage receive, it will also apply the same exact restrictions and enforcement standards. Family unification has always been at the heart of U.S. immigration policy. But as it stands, federal law prevents lesbians and gay men from keeping their families.
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