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Senator Leahy and Rep. Nadler plea for inclusion and I SAY NOW…. NOW…
Posted by: Lez Get Real on October 21, 2009.
now!
Senator Leahy and Melanie Nathan June 2009.
The Uniting American Families Act (UAFA) of 2009, would grant same-sex couples the same immigration benefits — and responsibilities — as opposite-sex couples, under the same existing legal framework. It is cosponsored by 22 senators and 117 members of the House of Representatives and has the support of a diverse coalition of businesses and civil rights organizations, including the NAACP, the American Bar Association and the Anti-Defamation League. In highlighting some of the hardships, the article should be read, and more importantly the comments that appear thereafter.
Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) reflect on the legislation introduced to what they refer to as “to right the wrong”. The words of both Senators appear in a jointly authored article appearing in publication – ”THE HLL” today.
“We must change the law to end the gratuitous cruelty being imposed thousands of couples around the country. We urge Congress to incorporate UAFA into the forthcoming comprehensive immigration reform. No immigration reform we enact can be truly comprehensive unless it also addresses this deprivation of the civil rights of bi-national families. There is no rational reason to continue this discriminatory treatment. It is long past time that Congress did something about it.”
I for one have always feared that UAFA will take a back seat as a stand alone bill to Comprehensive Immigration Reform. while I understand and truly appreciate the Senator and Congressman’s plea for inclusion in CIR, I fear that this may derogate from the work that still needs to be done to sweeten UAFA and pass it as a stand alone, this year. My own comments, together with the very valuable input by Lavi Soloway, founder of Immigration Equality, are noted in the posting’s comment section. I for one believe that if organizations such as Immigration equality worked directly with the Senator and Congressman, they could forward UAFA. Instead IE has nailed their hat onto the Comprehensive Immigration reform hat stand. This action could have served well to compliment out4immigrations letter writing campaign, but again we find our organizations’ inability to unite in strategy.
What I find most interesting is the Article’s heading – “PASS THE UNTING AMERICAN FAMILES ACT” and so I hold hope that Senator Leahy and Rep. Jerrold Nadler will continue to lead and motivate to acheive this ultimate goal. I am still urging Immigration Equality to work on the underlying impediments to UAFA with Senator Leahy and Rep. Nadler. Please work on the Feinstein concern – the underlying contractual nexus issue – it is the ultimate key to passage and you have known this since 2007.
I am calling on all Gay and Lesbian and Bisexual and Transgender communties to appeal urgently to your representatives to help those who are suffering now. Those who are about to leave their homes for countries abroad. I have 25 cases on my list right now of people facing this huge challenge – who are set for exile in the coming months and it is plain wrong! Some have aging parents, one has a heart ailment; these Americans are being forced to leave the US to be with their loved ones at great cost. Its a civil rights and a human rights abomination and American Law is the culprit. It must change and I for one am intolerant of the fact that they are being asked to wait for Comprehensive Immigration reform when in fact they are the subject of discrimination and inequality that has nothing to do with Comprehensive immigration reform. If you want to learn more about how to effectively advocate, contact www.Out4Immigration.org
Melanie Nathan, of Private Courts Inc. An Advocacy and Conflict Resolution Firm. www.privatecourts.com and www.oblogdeeoblogda.wordpress.com and www.divorcemediattors.com nathan@privatecourts.com
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You are here: Home » Hot Topics » Activism » Senator Leahy and Rep. Nadler plea for inclusion and I SAY NOW…. NOW…
Senator Leahy and Rep. Nadler plea for inclusion and I SAY NOW…. NOW…
“Pass the Uniting American Families Act” and I say
now!
Senator Leahy and Melanie Nathan June 2009.
The Uniting American Families Act (UAFA) of 2009, would grant same-sex couples the same immigration benefits — and responsibilities — as opposite-sex couples, under the same existing legal framework. It is cosponsored by 22 senators and 117 members of the House of Representatives and has the support of a diverse coalition of businesses and civil rights organizations, including the NAACP, the American Bar Association and the Anti-Defamation League. In highlighting some of the hardships, the article should be read, and more importantly the comments that appear thereafter.
Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) reflect on the legislation introduced to what they refer to as “to right the wrong”. The words of both Senators appear in a jointly authored article appearing in publication – ”THE HLL” today.
I for one have always feared that UAFA will take a back seat as a stand alone bill to Comprehensive Immigration Reform. while I understand and truly appreciate the Senator and Congressman’s plea for inclusion in CIR, I fear that this may derogate from the work that still needs to be done to sweeten UAFA and pass it as a stand alone, this year. My own comments, together with the very valuable input by Lavi Soloway, founder of Immigration Equality, are noted in the posting’s comment section. I for one believe that if organizations such as Immigration equality worked directly with the Senator and Congressman, they could forward UAFA. Instead IE has nailed their hat onto the Comprehensive Immigration reform hat stand. This action could have served well to compliment out4immigrations letter writing campaign, but again we find our organizations’ inability to unite in strategy.
What I find most interesting is the Article’s heading – “PASS THE UNTING AMERICAN FAMILES ACT” and so I hold hope that Senator Leahy and Rep. Jerrold Nadler will continue to lead and motivate to acheive this ultimate goal. I am still urging Immigration Equality to work on the underlying impediments to UAFA with Senator Leahy and Rep. Nadler. Please work on the Feinstein concern – the underlying contractual nexus issue – it is the ultimate key to passage and you have known this since 2007.
I am calling on all Gay and Lesbian and Bisexual and Transgender communties to appeal urgently to your representatives to help those who are suffering now. Those who are about to leave their homes for countries abroad. I have 25 cases on my list right now of people facing this huge challenge – who are set for exile in the coming months and it is plain wrong! Some have aging parents, one has a heart ailment; these Americans are being forced to leave the US to be with their loved ones at great cost. Its a civil rights and a human rights abomination and American Law is the culprit. It must change and I for one am intolerant of the fact that they are being asked to wait for Comprehensive Immigration reform when in fact they are the subject of discrimination and inequality that has nothing to do with Comprehensive immigration reform. If you want to learn more about how to effectively advocate, contact www.Out4Immigration.org
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