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Urge White House to take a stand for Equal Immigration Rights for LGBT Couples!
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close- The President of the United States
- Associate Director, White House Office of Public Engagement (Kalpen Modi)
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The President of the United States
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Why This Is Important
In a tele-conference call with the White House held on January 20th, 2010 to discuss Comprehensive Immigration Reform, Cecilia Muñoz, Director of Intergovernmental Affairs at the White House stated that the White House has not taken a position on the Uniting American Families Act (UAFA; S.424; H.1024) and she is are not sure if there is any plans to change that.
President Obama and his administration has made several comments over the past year to the media and on its own website supporting an INCLUSIVE Comprehensive Immigration Reform - with language that includes LGBT Families.
Please help us remind President Obama as well as his administration of his promise to our community and make sure that he keeps to his promise - that LGBT Families be included in Comprehensive Immigration Reform and that he will support FULL federal rights for all LGBT Couples, which includes the ability to sponsor their same sex partner for a green card.
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A quote from White House spokesman Shin Inouye from March 2009.
Asked about Obama’s stance on UAFA [the Uniting American Families Act] and the likelihood of its inclusion in comprehensive immigration legislation, White House spokesman Shin Inouye said in a statement that: “The president thinks Americans with partners from other countries should not be faced with a painful choice between staying with their partner or staying in their country. We will work closely with Congress to craft comprehensive immigration reform legislation.” Source: Bay Windows
The White House's "Civil Rights" web page, which says "He [Obama] supports full civil unions and federal rights for LGBT couples and opposes a constitutional ban on same-sex marriage." Source: The White House website.
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Please take a stand for Equal Immigration Rights for Same Sex Couples
Dear Mr. Modi,
In a tele-conference call with the White House held on January 20th, 2010 to discuss Comprehensive Immigration Reform, Cecilia Muñoz, Director of Intergovernmental Affairs at the White House stated that the White House has not taken a position on the Uniting American Families Act (UAFA; S.424; H.1024) and she is are not sure if there is any plans to change that.
May I draw your attention to:
A quote from White House spokesman Shin Inouye from March 2009.
Asked about Obama’s stance on UAFA [the Uniting American Families Act] and the likelihood of its inclusion in comprehensive immigration legislation, White House spokesman Shin Inouye said in a statement that: “The president thinks Americans with partners from other countries should not be faced with a painful choice between staying with their partner or staying in their country. We will work closely with Congress to craft comprehensive immigration reform legislation.” Source: Bay Windows, (http://www.baywindows.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=glbt&sc2=news&sc3=&id=88879)
The White House's "Civil Rights" web page, which says "He [Obama] supports full civil unions and federal rights for LGBT couples and opposes a constitutional ban on same-sex marriage." Source: The White House website. (http://www.whitehouse.gov/issues/civil-rights)
“Full federal rights” for LGBT couples would include the right for the American or permanent resident partner to sponsor their foreign partner for a green card and path to citizenship, giving that foreign partner all the same rights that word “spouse” now implies in current US immigration law.
I know people directly affected by our nation's discriminatory immigration laws, and I would like to see President Obama live up to his previous public statements and work with Congress to ensure that ALL families - including LGBT families - are included in any comprehensive immigration reform bill.
Thank you very much for reading this letter and taking the appropriate action regarding the Uniting American Families Act (UAFA) and Comprehensive Immigration Reform.
Sincerely,
[Your name]