Sen. Patrick Leahy Calls on Senate Colleagues to Support UAFA
By Steve Ralls on 02/01/2011 @ 02:24 PM
The Senate's lead sponsor of the Uniting American Families Act has called on his colleagues to support the legislation, and end discrimination against LGBT binational families.
In a January 25th floor speech, Leahy urged Senators to include UAFA among the priorities for fixing America's immigration system.
". . . I hope Senators will also recognize the fundamental unfairness that exists in our immigration laws for gay and lesbian Americans and that this is also an economic issue," Leahy said. "I have said many times that no American should be forced to choose between their loved ones and their country. But this is the reality many Americans face, and it is wrong. Due to this false choice, many talented Americans choose to leave their country for nations that treat binational, same-sex couples fairly, often at a cost to their employers and our Nation's economic growth."
Senator Leahy has been a champion for binational couples. In addition to sponsoring UAFA in the United State Senate, he also spearheaded - and chaired - the first-ever Judiciary Committee hearing on binational families. All of us at Immigration Equality are proud to continue working with the Senator as he leads the fight for our families in the United States Senate.
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