[Klorissana]

The critical issue of our times.
Amid pressure from Democratic lawmakers, Homeland Security officials reiterated Friday that a foreigner's longstanding same-sex relationship with a U.S. citizen could help stave off the threat of deportation.

Binational gay couples are eligible for consideration under a federal program designed to focus resources away from low-priority deportation cases and let officials spend more time tracking down convicted criminals, said Marsha Catron, a spokeswoman for the Department of Homeland Security.

However, the Obama administration will not automatically shelve deportation cases or process green card applications involving foreign citizens married to same-sex American partners.

Catron said her agency will continue to comply with a 1996 law that prohibits the government from recognizing same-sex relationships, even as Homeland Security takes these relationships into consideration when evaluating possible deportation.

The Obama administration last year said it considers the 1996 law unconstitutional and would no longer defend it in court.

Friday's statement, which builds on comments Homeland Security officials made last summer, came three days after 84 lawmakers demanded the agency put its position in writing to help protect same-sex couples from deportation.

Immigrant advocates welcomed the comments but said a formal policy still is needed.

"It is significant to me because it is expressly inclusive of LGBT families," said Lavi Soloway, an immigration attorney who represents a number of same-sex couples in deportation proceedings.

However, "as long as it's not in writing it doesn't mean that much for an individual in deportation," Soloway said. http://news.yahoo.com/us-weigh-gay-r...203042037.html

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http://news.yahoo.com/us-weigh-gay-relationships-deportation-cases-203042037.html

[Teareerah]

Paria copulantur paribus. Things unite with similar things.

But then I don't believe gay marriage was what the ancients had in mind here. Rather perhaps that a society of gays is intended for gays while a society of "straights" is intended for straights.

[Cajlwdvx]

Is there a name for this kind of double-talk?
Catron said her agency will continue to comply with a 1996 law that prohibits the government from recognizing same-sex relationships, even as Homeland Security takes these relationships into consideration when evaluating possible deportation. Do you suppose Janet Napolitano's gender orientation may have something to do with this new 'policy'?


Hatha

[Automobill]

See how fast the illegals come out of the closet now, lol.

[gueremaisse]

Norway is way beyond Amerikwa in those terms. We actually have tons of immigrants that are "refugees" from so called persecution because they supposedly like to put their dick where it doesnt belong. We have numerous examples of people turning straight after they get their papers in order.

It's all because they want more brown people in white countries in order to degenerate the population and thus get bigger control over us. Every lame excuse they have they use.

[Gerribase]

It's all because they want more brown people in white countries in order to degenerate the population and thus get bigger control over us. Every lame excuse they have they use.

That's it exactly. You conquer a people or a country by attacking their identity. Once the identity is gone, so is the foe. Divide and conquer.