Senate Immigration Bill Still Imposes Restrictions On Same-Sex Couples

[davidinalameda]

http://www.365gay.com/Newscon06/03/032906immigration.htm

The Senate Judiciary Committee this week passed a guest worker program granting an estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants a path to U.S. citizenship.

While binational same-sex couples will continue to face discrimination under the Senate-proposed program, it stands in stark contrast to last year's House-passed measure that would criminalize harboring undocumented immigrants, including same-sex partners with expired visas.

"The Judiciary Committee's bill is good news for America," said Immigration Equality Executive Director Rachel B. Tiven, "but lesbian and gay families are still cruelly discriminated against under immigration law, despite Congress' promise to value families."

"Nobody should be forced to choose between the person they love and breaking the law," said Human Rights Campaign President Joe Solmonese. "The House version would force a same-sex partner to turn in their loved one or risk criminal penalties. American families are being torn apart under the current structure and there is absolutely no reason to increase their burden."

[Siyahamba]

1. Not surprised

And this probably won't register with those who think legal immigration is so easy.

[BR_Parkway]

2. So when we've adopted treaties with countries that recognize same

sex marriage, how will that work if they want to come to the States (why they'd want to in this climate,I don't know)

[Siyahamba]

3. The US simply doesn't recognize those marriages.