Rachel Tiven & Bill O'Reilly Discuss Gay Immigration

Wednesday, July 18. 2007

Rachel Tiven, Executive Director of Immigration Equality and a Big Queer friend, discussed the Uniting American Families Act yesterday with Bill O'Reilly on Fox News.

Mr. O'Reilly couldn't get past the bedroom as he insisted that the only way to know for sure if gays were in committed relationships would be to go into their bedrooms since we can't show a marriage certificate like straight couples can. Ms. Tiven went head to head with Mr. O. trying to set the record straight (pun intended) that there's more to getting a green card for straight couples under current laws than just simply showing a marriage certificate and gay couples would also have to prove they are actually interdependent couples.

Currently 16 countries support same-sex immigration and allow their citizens to sponsor their same-sex partners that are not citizens including Brazil, South Africa, Australia, and Israel. In many cases queer Americans are leaving the US, their extended families and their homes and jobs to live in countries that don't force them to choose between love and country. This is a great loss for the US on many levels including, some argue a brain drain and loss of tax revenue.

So what do you thinks? Should US citizens be allowed to sponsor their same-sex partners for green cards? Should Americans be forced to choose between our partners and our countries? Take our Big Queer poll.

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Bill has his head up his ...he needs to learn the immigration laws, they is no way a lawyer can fix the situation for a same sex couple. Actually the only way would be a fraudulent arrangement! If you use his argument, we shouldn't let straight people bring they love ones here because you can't prove their commitment.
How did that guy get his own show???

#1 richard on 2009-04-18 13:14

because Pundits aren't required to be even remotely educated. Its actually probably a plus on your application to fox news.

#1.1 TheCow on 2009-07-17 01:42

From a humanitarian perspective, our fellow human beings, who migrate to the UK, continue to suffer at the hands of immigration policies that separate them from loved ones. This suffering should not continue.

#2 Green Card (Homepage) on 2009-08-12 23:07

@ Green Card Unfortunately that is all too often the case with immigration officials around the world. I must admit thought that I am envious that in UK you can sponsor your same-sex partner for immigration purposes unlike here in the very backward USA.

#2.1 Sascha on 2009-08-13 16:22

I don't think that sexual orientation should factor into attaining a green card visa. Unfortunately, most of the states do not recognize gay marriages. So, the solution seems to be state based. You should be allowed to do this if the state you live in recognizes it. This seems to be the most simple and just solution.

#3 MJ Grosu on 2009-11-25 16:10

I agree that sexual orientation should not be part of the consideration for a green card. Unfortunately, even if every state in the US passed equal marriage laws you still wouldn't be able to get a green card because green cards are handled by the Federal Government in the USA which have to abide by the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) to which we can thank former President Bill Clinton. Under DOMA the Federal Government does not recognize any marriage other than one between one man and one woman.

The Uniting American Family Act (UAFA) http://www.immigrationequality.org/template.php?pageid=49 would change the law and get around DOMA.

#3.1 Sascha on 2010-03-15 01:40

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