CNN Video - Gay Couples Struggle with Immigration
Posted on 07/25/2010 @ 10:38 AM
Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) says that it is "simply cruel" to mandate that partners be apart...and that's what current U.S. immigration law means to thousands of LGBT binational couples. Whereas a United States citizen in a straight relationship would be able to sponsor their spouse for citizenship, LGBT binational couples are unable to do the same under current federal law.
As a consequence, couples like Enzo Siri and Andres Fagundez are constantly faced with the very real threat of being forced to leave the U.S. or being separated.
On this Fagundez comments, "Whenever I hear or I see a plane, I get sad because I know I have a date that I have to take that plane and I have to leave my life here."
Hear more about their story: Watch the entire CNN report (in English and Spanish!).
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