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Uniting American Families Act

Uniting American Families Act update by: Casual Wednesday Wed Jun 03, 2009 at 23:09:35 PDT (11 am. - promoted by ek hornbeck) On Monday afternoon, I posted a diary discussing the Uniting American Families Act. It also got Front Paged here (thanks, benign overlord administrators) I also received an excellent e-mail about the issue. I titled the diary "The gay rights bill you don't know about." I should have checked some tags first. Heh. At any rate, the Senate Judiciary Committee held a very informative hearing on the bill Wednesday morning. To recap, UAFA does one simple thing. It would allow American citizens to sponsor same sex partners for immigration just like married couples. The Senate bill is sponsored by Patrick Leahy of Vermont while the House version is sponsored by Jerrold Nadler of New York. Follow me below for a recap of the hearing. There's More... :: (1 Comments, 1631 words in story)

The gay rights law you don't know about by: Casual Wednesday Sun May 31, 2009 at 20:01:24 PDT (11 am. - promoted by ek hornbeck) On Wednesday morning, June 3, at 10 a.m. the Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing on the Uniting American Families Act (UAFA). (If you are in town, the hearing is in Room 226 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.) C-Span does not have Wednesday's television schedule up yet, but the Committee website offers a webcast of the hearing. UAFA would amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to allow a citizen to sponsor a same sex partner for citizenship. This might be one of those bills that ultimately goes nowhere or it may fundamentally change the course of both the gay marriage and immigration debates. Follow me below the fold for more on this bill. There's More... :: (11 Comments, 723 words in story)