I am a 2nd class US citizen and my partner is Canadian. We met and fell in love in July 1997. We lived together for 4 years in Canada, until I was turned back at the border for having a DUI in the US. Larry then landed a job in the US and his employer was going to sponsor him. We were doing everything legally. We lived together for 10 months in the US. Then 9/11 happened and he lost his job and was sent back to Canada. We have been living apart ever since. This has caused many financial hardships on both of us, as we gave up our lives to be together. We also had our phone tapped by the Bush administration. We have spent thousands in lawyer fees, only to come to the conclusion that we cannot be together. He will be able to retire early in 2 years, but will only be able to visit the US for 6 months out of the year. While this is better than most Binational couples, our lives will never be complete until UAFA passes. I am urging everyone to get involved and help get this law passed. We have been really patient until now, but we are fed up!

President Obama said he not only believes in Change, he believes in Action. He also stated that "Doing nothing is not an option...you didn't send me to Washington to do nothing. The time for action is now". Well, it is time for an uprising in this country if this law is not passed this year. This is affecting over 100,000 Binational Couples.

President Obama does not believe in gay marriage. I personaly don't care what you call it, as long as I can be with my life partner. We demand EQUAL FEDERAL RIGHTS! The time for Change is now!!! (photo; personal; "This is us in Miami...we try to do a family vacation once a year", Art and Larry together since: July 1997)

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