Depending on your circumstances, it might be an option for one of a couple to get working papers in Canada,marry in Canada, apply for residency, and then sponsor other partner under spouse class.

At least you would be close to the US, and then go from there.

Canada has its problems like any other country, but it is way way way more relaxed than the US. Safe, beautiful and fun, but can be bloddy cold in winter. And that’s why God made Florida for Canadians.

I am an American citizen, but my partner was brought to the US(from Mexico) when he was 4 years old, attended all American schools, speaks English more fluently than a lot of the people I grew up with, but has no legal rights here whatsoever. What’s more, we live in Arizona, in a county with a sheriff’s department engaged in the worst mass racial profiling and xenophobia of any major city in the US. I’m afraid to go anywhere with him, even the grocery store, because of the random checkpoints. On top of that, now the state is trying to prevent gay state employees from getting domestic partner benefits, and our own hateful little proposition (102) passed last November.

At this point, we’d have more rights in Mexico City than we do here. Considering that both of us have lived every bit of our lives that we can remember in this country, that’s a really cruel joke. And to be honest, I’m considering moving to Mexico now. If this bill doesn’t pass, our days in this country are numbered.

Come on, Congress – let me have my faith in my country back.

To make things more difficult, I am now provider to my family. If I am gone, what will happen to my partner? He is 5 years away from retirement, have a 30 years mortgage to pay. He can’t get a job easily elsewhere in another country. Frankly, it will not be fair for him to have to leave this country and start live all over again.

Many have over stayed their visa valid date just to be with their partner. Meaning they will have to give up their friends and family back at another country since they can never reenter into US without a proper visa.

Lets face it, people make stupid and risky decisions because of love. Taking about fraud… I guess it will encouraged more fraud if UAFA is not pass because it will force a lot more people enter marriage just so that they can get a way to be with who they love.
The alone proves that the true love exist.

We are running out of options and people that opposing this do not see it from the right angle. It is nothing to do with religion, sanctity of marriage or # of green cards like what was brought up in the public hearing for UAFA. The law should never be dictates by any of this but how it affects the people. The ultimate goal for the law is to give rights and protect those rights. Not to restrict them and cause harm.

People that argues gay marriage is a special right. Wrong, wrong, wrong. Special rights are those as opposite sex marriage because only them can have it. No body else can. If you don’t have that right to begin with and only wanted it so that we can be equal is not special rights. If those that insist to only have these rights protect and only they can enjoy… then it is special rights.

Yes there are more things we need to look into before UAFA can be perfect, but if we wait until we get it right before implementing it, it might never happen in a life time. Instead of arguing it can be done, why not make suggestions on how to improve it and make it work? I just kept hearing both sides of arguments but no resolution make to work together and come up with the better solutions or process. Don’t tell me it can be done but tell me what needs to be done to make this happen.

Please make this a speedy process because thousands of lives are depended on this bill….

YES WE CAN…..but we WONT!

I was taught as a child that marriage was the joining of two souls who loved each other and wanted to spend the rest of their lives growing together, supporting each other, and living as one. Little did I know that none of that was true, that marriage is all about plumbing and “tradition” (what ever in hell that means).