Keep LGBT Families Together - Support the Reuniting Families Act

The families of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people are torn apart every year because our immigration laws discriminate against same-sex couples. NO American should have to choose between family and country.

This month, U.S. Congressman Mike Honda will introduce The Reuniting Families Act (H.R. 6938), a landmark immigration bill that ends harmful practices - such as long visa wait times and discrimination against LGBT families - that prevent loving families from being together.

In an historic move, Congressman Honda has included lesbian and gay couples as part of this remarkable legislation . . . marking the first time in Congressional history that lesbian and gay couples have been included as part of a multi-issue immigration bill.

Please stand with Congressman Honda and LGBT families by urging your elected representative to co-sponsor The Reuniting Families Act.

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Americans should not have to choose between Family and Country.

Gay and lesbian Americans in binational relationships are forced to make terrible choices: interrupting careers, uprooting children, and leaving aging parents behind in order to be with the person they love.
According to the U.S. Census, 37,000 gay and lesbian Americans are in binational relationships. Their median age is 38, and 44% of them are raising children. These are mature, committed relationships. They should not have to choose between family and country.

The U.S. government discriminates against gay and lesbian couples by not allowing them to sponsor their foreign-born life partners for residency the way that straight couples can.

Gay and lesbian couples simply want the same opportunity to prove that their families deserve to stay together.
Nineteen countries provide equal immigration benefits to gay and lesbian couples. The U.S. should join these countries who do not discrimination against gay and lesbian couples.

Forcing gay and lesbian Americans into exile in order to stay with the person they love hurts American families, businesses, and communities.
- Splitting families doesn't just hurt gay and lesbian Americans; it hurts their parents, their extended families, their employers, and their communities.
- America is losing talented, tax-paying citizens, and American companies are losing talented employees because they are forced to move abroad to keep their family together.
- We’re talking about families who are playing by the rules; they work hard; they pay their taxes.

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