Senator Gillibrand’s alert – PASSING Immigration Reform.. Poltical Hot Potato

The question remains – and answers are still needed.

When listening to the Video, below, I am wondering which would be the hottest political hot potato – UAFA (Uniting American Families Act, ) as stand-alone legislation or comprehensive immigation reform or comprehensive immigration reform including UAFA?

The bottom lines is we must push very hard for UAFA now - to ensure that it will be included in CIR and that this time line is adhered to. That is Senator Gillibrand’s loud and clear message.   Surely  our organizations should take heed of these important words. Given the time constraints -  with us the pending hot potato issue,  is it not time to rally behind Rep. Nadler and ensure we get RMA (Respect for Marraige Act)  the shot of the excitement it deserves and so badly needs?  Wake up activists and get together to talk about a comprehesnive strategy- we have mere months left…

Are we still waiting for Barney Frank to have his day with DADT before pushing for the very  legislation that serves as the essence of who we are ? The critical repeal of Defense of Marriage Act? (DOMA;) the  legislation that denies our relationships, with the one that calls for its RESPECT- which defines who we are?  I believe that Hate Crimes, ENDA, DADT, UAFA, CIR would be a relative breeze if the psycho-politico-socio recognition of our most basic civil right- the de jure recognition of our de facto relationships was at the helm of our struggle!

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