August 4th, 2010 will be President Obama's 49th birthday.  While he will be celebrating his birthday with First Lady Michelle Obama and daughters, Malia & Sasha, many LGBT binational couples are currently unable to celebrate birthdays, anniversaries, holidays and other special occasions together, simply because of our nation's discriminatory immigration laws!

We are urging President Obama, who supports the passage of Uniting American Families Act and Comprehensive Immigration Reform, to call on congress to support and pass this bill!  Many lives and many families are being torn apart by this discriminatory immigration law!  

Both the Uniting American Families Act (UAFA; H.R. 1024/S.424) and the Reuniting Families Act (RFA; H.R. 2709) simply seek to provide lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered U.S. citizens and permanent residents the right to sponsor their partner for immigration. Each bill outlines the same process and penalties that are applied in heterosexual partner (i.e., marriage or fiancée) sponsorship applications. By calling on Congress to support and pass these bills, and/or include their language in Comprehensive Immigration Reform, President Obama will be showing his dedication to equality and the belief that no American should be forced to choose between their country and the person they love.

We want to be able to and deserve to celebrate our birthdays, anniversaries and other happy occasion with our families too!  

President Obama - please speak out and urge Congress to pass the Uniting American Families Act now!