Comments on: Is Shirley Tan Out Of Options to Stay In the U.S.? http://www.queerty.com/is-shirley-tan-out-of-options-to-stay-in-the-us-20090402/ Free of an agenda. Except that gay one. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 01:21:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Sam http://www.queerty.com/is-shirley-tan-out-of-options-to-stay-in-the-us-20090402/comment-page-1/#comment-142680 Sam Tue, 07 Apr 2009 09:40:03 +0000 http://www.queerty.com/?p=47042#comment-142680 Hi everybody, When commenting on how sad this story is, please remember that you can DO something. There are tens of thousands of couples in the same situation as InExile and TropoSpice. Legally trying to stay together without losing their life savings. You can help by calling or writing your SENATORs and CONGRESSperson. Please do this. It will only take you 10 minutes: http://www.usa.gov/Contact/Elected.shtml Ask them to co-sponsor the Uniting American Families Act. In the House, the bill number is H.R.1024 and in the Senate, bill number 2.424 Also visit: www.immigrationequality.org and http://imeq.us/Bill_Status/billstatus.php Hi everybody,
When commenting on how sad this story is, please remember that you can DO something.
There are tens of thousands of couples in the same situation as InExile and TropoSpice. Legally trying to stay together without losing their life savings.
You can help by calling or writing your SENATORs and CONGRESSperson.
Please do this. It will only take you 10 minutes:
http://www.usa.gov/Contact/Elected.shtml
Ask them to co-sponsor the Uniting American Families Act.
In the House, the bill number is H.R.1024
and in the Senate, bill number 2.424
Also visit:
http://www.immigrationequality.org
and
http://imeq.us/Bill_Status/billstatus.php

]]> By: Ian http://www.queerty.com/is-shirley-tan-out-of-options-to-stay-in-the-us-20090402/comment-page-1/#comment-141310 Ian Fri, 03 Apr 2009 08:56:50 +0000 http://www.queerty.com/?p=47042#comment-141310 We need immigration reform NOW! It's time to stop breaking up these families simply to appease those damn nativists and their xenophobic ways. Stories like this truly highlight discrimination on so many levels. It breaks my heart. We need immigration reform NOW! It's time to stop breaking up these families simply to appease those damn nativists and their xenophobic ways.

Stories like this truly highlight discrimination on so many levels. It breaks my heart.

]]> By: sal http://www.queerty.com/is-shirley-tan-out-of-options-to-stay-in-the-us-20090402/comment-page-1/#comment-141227 sal Fri, 03 Apr 2009 04:22:05 +0000 http://www.queerty.com/?p=47042#comment-141227 @<a href="#comment-141101" rel="nofollow">InExile</a>: @<a href="#comment-140982" rel="nofollow">Chris</a>: amen,amen!!! @InExile: @Chris: amen,amen!!!

]]> By: InExile http://www.queerty.com/is-shirley-tan-out-of-options-to-stay-in-the-us-20090402/comment-page-1/#comment-141101 InExile Thu, 02 Apr 2009 20:54:06 +0000 http://www.queerty.com/?p=47042#comment-141101 @<a href="#comment-141086" rel="nofollow">tropoSpice</a>: "Just Moving" cost lots of money, I have spent about $40,000.00 to date in travel expense, immigration fees, and attorneys. That money was most of my savings and at 46 years old to loose that much money along with your career and have no prospects of making that kind of money in a foreign country is devastating to say the least! I hope you don't get stuck having to move, you could probably use that money for something else in your life. We are not separated which is the ONLY GOOD THING about our move out of the country. @tropoSpice: "Just Moving" cost lots of money, I have spent about $40,000.00 to date in travel expense, immigration fees, and attorneys. That money was most of my savings and at 46 years old to loose that much money along with your career and have no prospects of making that kind of money in a foreign country is devastating to say the least! I hope you don't get stuck having to move, you could probably use that money for something else in your life. We are not separated which is the ONLY GOOD THING about our move out of the country.

]]> By: tropoSpice http://www.queerty.com/is-shirley-tan-out-of-options-to-stay-in-the-us-20090402/comment-page-1/#comment-141086 tropoSpice Thu, 02 Apr 2009 20:15:43 +0000 http://www.queerty.com/?p=47042#comment-141086 Maybe I am being slow today, but one of the two looks like a guy and the other a gal (and no jokes please!). Are they a lesbian couple, or gay? They could try to move to gay-friendly Canada .. my partner (US citizen) and I (legal foreign national) have that as emergency backup in case my permanent residency takes too long. Maybe I am being slow today, but one of the two looks like a guy and the other a gal (and no jokes please!). Are they a lesbian couple, or gay?
They could try to move to gay-friendly Canada .. my partner (US citizen) and I (legal foreign national) have that as emergency backup in case my permanent residency takes too long.

]]> By: InExile http://www.queerty.com/is-shirley-tan-out-of-options-to-stay-in-the-us-20090402/comment-page-1/#comment-141051 InExile Thu, 02 Apr 2009 19:32:27 +0000 http://www.queerty.com/?p=47042#comment-141051 How long are these injustices going to continue against LGBT families? This case has children envolved, what are they just supposed to tell the children "sorry Mommy is moving away"? It is unbelieveable how many same sex couples are forced to separate or move to another country. When my partner of 14 years employer went out of business, so did his work visa. We were forced to move to a France and have now lived in France for 3 years. My partner had lived in the US for 14 years on a work visa provided by his french employer. Leaving your family, home, career, and friends turns your entire world up side down! And even here in France I have to now fear that "whoever" happens to be working at the immigration office on renewal day for my french green card might say I do not speak fluent enough french and have to leave. I had a solid career US that I had spent years building and made a good living, here in France I cannot get a job because my french is not fluent enough. We hope the Uniting American Families Act Passes so we can move back home to the USA and so other people do not have to go through the nightmare we have been through and are still going through right now. How long are these injustices going to continue against LGBT families? This case has children envolved, what are they just supposed to tell the children "sorry Mommy is moving away"?

It is unbelieveable how many same sex couples are forced to separate or move to another country. When my partner of 14 years employer went out of business, so did his work visa. We were forced to move to a France and have now lived in France for 3 years. My partner had lived in the US for 14 years on a work visa provided by his french employer.

Leaving your family, home, career, and friends turns your entire world up side down! And even here in France I have to now fear that "whoever" happens to be working at the immigration office on renewal day for my french green card might say I do not speak fluent enough french and have to leave. I had a solid career US that I had spent years building and made a good living, here in France I cannot get a job because my french is not fluent enough.

We hope the Uniting American Families Act Passes so we can move back home to the USA and so other people do not have to go through the nightmare we have been through and are still going through right now.

]]> By: Chris http://www.queerty.com/is-shirley-tan-out-of-options-to-stay-in-the-us-20090402/comment-page-1/#comment-140982 Chris Thu, 02 Apr 2009 17:32:47 +0000 http://www.queerty.com/?p=47042#comment-140982 People, call your congressman and senator NOW and demand they support the Uniting American Families Act! We need fair and equal treatment NOW. Americans are being forcibly separated from their loved ones because of this country's cruel and unequal treatment of same-sex relationships. People, call your congressman and senator NOW and demand they support the Uniting American Families Act! We need fair and equal treatment NOW. Americans are being forcibly separated from their loved ones because of this country's cruel and unequal treatment of same-sex relationships.

]]> By: Carsen Tyler http://www.queerty.com/is-shirley-tan-out-of-options-to-stay-in-the-us-20090402/comment-page-1/#comment-140927 Carsen Tyler Thu, 02 Apr 2009 16:10:41 +0000 http://www.queerty.com/?p=47042#comment-140927 Awww that is sad, I really hate it when stuff like that happens. I hope she gets a green card. Awww that is sad, I really hate it when stuff like that happens. I hope she gets a green card.

]]> By: Z reveals http://www.queerty.com/is-shirley-tan-out-of-options-to-stay-in-the-us-20090402/comment-page-1/#comment-140918 Z reveals Thu, 02 Apr 2009 16:02:20 +0000 http://www.queerty.com/?p=47042#comment-140918 It is very sad :( It is very sad :(

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