(Washington, USA) - Legislation was introduced in Congress Tuesday that would allow Americans in a same-sex relationship to sponsor their "permanent partners" for legal residency in the United States, a right currently afforded only to opposite-sex couples under immigration law. The Uniting American Families Act was introduced in the House by Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) (pictured) and in the Senate by Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT). Nadler and Leahy are each chairs of the Judiciary Committee in their respective house. Because the U.S. does not legally recognize same-sex couples and their children as families, many same-sex bi-national couples are torn apart when one partner lives in the United States.
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