Congressman Nadler talks with Lou Dobbs on Immigration Equality

June 4, 2009

Congressman Nadler talks with Lou Dobbs and former State Department official David Seminara about immigration equality and H.R. 1024, the Uniting American Families Act.

Mr. Nadler has re-introduced H.R. 1024 which would allow lesbian and gay Americans to sponsor their permanent partners for legal residency in the United States, a right enjoyed only by married heterosexuals under current immigration law.

Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

• LGBT;
• Immigration;
• Lou
• Dobbs;
• UAFA;
• Uniting
• American
• Families
• Act;
• Reuniting
• Permanent
• Partners;
• Immigration
• Equality.

[exiled4loving]

What is wrong with the United States of America? Have they not learned from their history that discrimination is WRONG. All men and women are created equal. Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness.

[cubjuice]

When I was a kid growing up here in England and I use to watch all the american programs on tv I use to think WOW america is so forward... it might be the most powerful nation on this earth but! its by far way behind the times! stop dragging your heals america and pass the UAFA. Nadler you're FANTASTIC!!! carry on your great work.

[fionamcampbell]

So confusing. Let me get this straight. The homophobes are not content with people asking for equal rights on marriage because marriage is a sacred union between a man and a woman. This bill, being a totally separate issue in the sense that it does not define same sex partnership as marriage but will unite American families, is also going against their family values? I do not see the clear connection other than they just hate hate hate gay people for some obscure and obsolete reasons.

[434missjames]

My partner and I are caught up in all of this. If the law was the same for gay people, I would be in the states right now living with my partner and helping her support her 4 children. It is pure discrimination. I don't understand why in some states you can get a civil union but those rights don't include immigration rights. I don't understand the reason. Yes you can be married, but you can't have the same immigration rights as straight couples. It is pathetic.

[JonLeibow]

chirstians? Made by Gob?

[MarcinP2]

We have a lot of leftist drones below....

Apart from that I'd like to point out that if actual marriage was not required for homosexuals but remained a requirement for heterosexual taht would constitute a discrimination.

And if the heterosexuals could be unmarried couples and still get green cards.... Well, what would that cause? Massive fraud.

"... unless tis is necessery". And in this case it is, currently.

Civil unions with legal entanglement equal to mmarriage are the way to go.

[JDIProductions]

This country was built by chirstians that were fleein from the catholics that were killing them... there for this country was made by Gob and he made it the most powerful and  wealthiest in the world. Now this country is taking God out of everything and for that this country has not seen what is going to happend to it... Read the bible all this that is happening now is on there and because everyone wants to go around his word to try to make things seem ok, this country will pay the price...

[abbcc4ever]

Thank You Congressman Nadler. It is just down right cruel to keep loving partners apart. How would any hedrosexual even know what it is like to be in that position? What is it hurting them for me to be with my partner. If they don't want to pass the UAFA bill because of fraud then why don't they also take away the right for hedrosexual binational couples? Makes sense to me. OR Shall we just stop being descriminatory and pass the bill already!!! It's loooooooooong overdue already!!!

[cubjuice]

I am one half of a binational couple UK & USA we're waiting just like everyone else for the UAFA to pass, but if truth be known I don't care where I live with my partner as long as we're together. The only reason I want to be with him in the states is because he owns his own company his familys there and he can't just give it up like that! For him to move how many people would lose their jobs!