Same-Sex Immigration Policy: U.S. To Treat Gay Partners As Relatives

[RandySF]

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 28 (Reuters) - The Obama administration has directed immigration officials to recognize same-sex partners as family members in deportation cases, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said on Friday.

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano told Pelosi in a letter that she had ordered U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to notify its field offices "that the interpretation of the phrase 'family relationships' includes long-term, same-sex partners."

Pelosi welcomed the federal recognition of gay and lesbian couples. At the same time, she called for more to be done to protect undocumented immigrants in long-term relationships with American citizens.

Napolitano's directive "will provide a measure of clarity and confidence to families dealing with separation in immigration cases," Pelosi said in a written statement. "Our nation is served when loving families are kept together."



http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/28/same-sex-immigration-reform_n_1924763.html

[Zorra]

1. Just one more excellent reason to vote for this President. nt

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2. K&R

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[gollygee]

3. Does that work for bringing someone over from another country?

Like if you study abroad in another country, fall in love, and want to bring your partner back to the US with you and have them be able to get a green card, like hetero couples can do? Or is it just to keep someone from being deported. It's nice to pick away at a right here and there, but there are tons of rights and the only way to really solve the whole problem is to make same-sex marriage legal.