http://www.washingtonblade.com/2011/04/08/senators-stop-separating-married-bi-national-same-sex-couples/ the gay community's news source Sun, 19 May 2013 04:30:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://www.washingtonblade.com/2011/04/08/senators-stop-separating-married-bi-national-same-sex-couples/#comment-20225 Stephen Sun, 10 Apr 2011 18:11:00 +0000 http://www.washingtonblade.com/?p=20480#comment-20225 Agreed. This is why Uniting American Family Act (UAFA) is an extremely important piece of legislation that needs to be passed. Everyone needs to contact their Senators and their Representative and encourage them to co-sponsor the bill.

]]> http://www.washingtonblade.com/2011/04/08/senators-stop-separating-married-bi-national-same-sex-couples/#comment-20196 Luisa Sun, 10 Apr 2011 05:19:56 +0000 http://www.washingtonblade.com/?p=20480#comment-20196 This is one of the biggest reasons why immigration law should treat gay couples equally to straight couples. When immigration equality is achieved, the foreign partner should be able to enter the US on a K-1 fiance visa to join his or her American partner, they could marry in the States, and the foreign partner would then qualify for permanent residency. This is the exact same process that has been available for straight couples for decades.

]]> http://www.washingtonblade.com/2011/04/08/senators-stop-separating-married-bi-national-same-sex-couples/#comment-20143 Stephen Sat, 09 Apr 2011 13:34:15 +0000 http://www.washingtonblade.com/?p=20480#comment-20143 This is all well and good but what about bi-national couples who didn’t get married and are now separated.

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