All posts tagged "immigration"
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Obama signals he would sign immigration bill that omits binational gay couples
President Barack Obama lowered expectations further for an LGBT-inclusive comprehensive immigration reform bill Friday evening, telling reporters he would not speculate on whether he would...
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LGBT-rights groups double-down on same-sex couples in immigration reform
Amid reports that comprehensive immigration reform could be derailed if protections for binational same-sex couples are included in the final bill, LGBT-rights activists are demanding...
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Asian-American Voices for Immigration
This week, the Senate introduced a bill on comprehensive immigration reform, taking our national conversation on this issue to the next level. With legislative battles...
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Immigration Reform, Marriage and Gay Rights
Like basically every other white person who happens to be a citizen of the United States of America, I'm the product of immigration. I come...
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White House says “we’ll see” on same-sex couples in immigration reform
The White House made no promises Wednesday to push for a comprehensive immigration bill that includes protections for binational same-sex couples. Speaking to reporters, White...
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“Gang of eight” immigration bill excludes gay families, though hope remains for amendment
A bipartisan group of eight senators unveiled their highly anticipated plan for comprehensive immigration reform on Tuesday, confirming what many LGBT advocates had anticipated: Protections...
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Advocates rally for LGBT-inclusive immigration reform
With the Senate’s “gang of eight” expected to unveil their comprehensive immigration-reform bill as early as this week, a coalition of advocates rallied outside the...
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LGBT-inclusive immigration bills introduced in House and Senate
With the inclusion of gay couples in comprehensive immigration reform uncertain, lawmakers are moving forward with legislation that would extend immigration rights still denied to...
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With all sides moving on immigration reform, same-sex couples enter the line of fire
With immigration reform once again taking center stage on Capitol Hill, advocates are cautiously optimistic that protections for same-sex families articulated by President Barack Obama...
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Obama’s immigration plan includes rights for same-sex couples
President Barack Obama revealed his plan for immigration reform today, calling for binational same-sex couples to be extended the same immigration rights as straight binational...
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White House: Obama not including gay couples in immigration reform would be “entirely inconsistent”
White House press secretary Jay Carney appeared to confirm reports that President Barack Obama will include rights for binational same-sex couples in his plan for...
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John McCain: Immigration rights for same-sex couples “not of paramount importance”
Hours before President Barack Obama is set the unveil his immigration plan during a speech in Las Vegas, Sen. John McCain said that comprehensive immigration...
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Congressman Calls for LGBT-Inclusive Immigration Reform
In a column published by The Hill this afternoon, California Rep. Mike Honda (D) called on his fellow lawmakers to pass broad immigration reform that...
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LGBT videos: Expedia dad; Lee Daniels ‘Paperboy;’ ‘Same Love’ music; Reason says immigration ‘discriminates’
Expedia follows a father’s trip to his lesbian daughter’s wedding: ”Every trip is unique. On this trip, Artie Goldstein travels across the country to attend...
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DHS Will Provide Written Guidelines for Considering Same-Sex Couples in Immigration Cases
Almost two months after Democrats on Capitol Hill urged the Obama administration to recognize in writing binational same-sex relationships with regard to deportation proceedings, the...
