Gay Immigration Rights?
It may surprise you, but it doesn't matter if we get married in a state that allows same-sex marriage or even if we are legally married in the country where we live, not with institutions like DOMA in place. Marriage is regulated by the individual states and immigration is a federal issue. All of this will change one day, but not unless all of us do our part.We are still surprised of how many people (even in the LGBT community) who still don't realize this is an issue. If people in our community don't know about our immigration struggle and we aren't talking about Uniting American Families Act and taking a stance, how can we expect anyone else to to? The truth is, until any one of us or someone we know is affected by something like this, we don't understand the severity of the issues that surround it and we have little reason to get involved. Please, we ask you to do your part. Take a few minutes to send an email to your State Representatives, Senators and to new Presidential Candidates so that momentum builds for Uniting American Families Act. One day we will have our immigration equality. The ball is already rolling... All of this will change, but we need your help.
Until Uniting American Families Act passes, we dream of the day when we can return to America and bring our partners home to freely live by our side. For those who have chosen to stay or had no choice but to stay in America...stay strong, one day, we will all be freed from the shackles of our federal immigration system.
You can be against same sex marriage or even for a Federal Marriage Amendment and still support Uniting American Families Act---it's not about gay marriage. UAFA and acquiring immigration equality is not a backdoor to LGBT marriage either, like the American Family Association or Focus on the Family would like for you to believe. If you fully understand Uniting American Families Act and still do not support us having immigration equality with the rest of our fellow citizens, then what you are saying is that you are against any rights for our families. Period. It means you don't believe in equal freedom for all Americans. It probably means you are an elitist. And it means you are really a hypocrite when it comes to family. We don't believe this is the case, that's why we encourage you to find out more before you shut our families out. This legislation is about more than simply keeping families together or bringing some of us home to be reunited with our parents, brothers and sisters. It's also about the pursuit of happiness and it's about our freedom.
"...with liberty and Justice for all."
Sound familiar? That's from the Pledge of Allegiance, and it's something that Americans are supposed to believe, not just give lip service to. It doesn't say," for most." It doesn't say, "for some." It doesn't say, "for those who agree with me." It doesn't say, "for those who are like me." It says "for all." Do you really mean it?Please. Write an email...tell someone about UAFA. Tell 10 people. Do whatever you can.
