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U.S. Law Sends Some Bi-National Same-Sex Couples into Exile

By Merrill Wolf

INDY Week | September 18, 2008

Though our immigration policies purportedly are based on the principle of family unification, they do not recognize bi-national same-sex couples as families. That means American citizens who are gay don't have the same rights as other citizens to sponsor their foreign partners or families for immigration.

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Tags: Immigration, same-sex couples, gay & lesbian issues, Uniting American Families Act

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