Immigration Plan Includes LGBT Families

DAWNW If you think being unable to be united with your foreign national partner is like the Holocaust, maybe you should visit Holocaust sites in Germany. Or better yet, why don't you move to: Singapore or Malaysia where Gays get whipped; Uganda or Nigeria where Gays get imprisoned; Brazil or Mexico where Gays get bashed; or Iran or Iraq where Gays get killed. Too bad you did not get a chance to be enslaved like Blacks, raped like women, denied access like the physically disabled or institutionalized like the mentally disabled. Why don't you move to the native country of your lover. I am sure that the two of you would be much happier there than here. And the rest of us would be happy to not have so stupid, ignorant, insulting, offiensive and self absorbed a person around too.

ANDREW As any American born Gaysian will tell you, Whites are attracted to immigrant Asians because they perceive them -- corrrectly or incorrectly -- as submissive, obsequeous people whom the White can control, dominate and exploit. This is has historically been true of Straight Caucasion men who seek out Asian women. It is equally true of Gay Caucasian men who seek out Asian men.

DAVID Try immigrating to Canada. It is even harder. Because they have education, employment and asset requirements. It makes sense for both nationals and immigranats, if you think about it. That is why Canada, England and France have point systems. We should do the same. It would be better for everyone. Native born. Legal immigrant. Gay. Straight.

ROY_B Actually, both parties are pandering to the Latinos whose increasing numbers can make a real difference in elections now and an even greater difference in the future. But calling the Republicans names probably won't improve the bill's chances.

BRIAN It sounds like you could make a great contribution to Malaysia. Probably a much greater one than you could here. And if you move to Malaysia, you would be closer to your husband's family too.

THEREALSWEEDIE Do you think that you are superior to a janitor? We don't need anymore elitists here. We have more than enough already. One thing going for the janitor is that he is less likely taking a job away from an American who also worked his butt off. If you don't feel welcome here,why don't you go back home? You probably could make more of a difference there.

MARK If he is so great and has so much talent, whydo not the two of you return to his home country where he could probably make an even greater contribution to society than he can here. Not only that, you would be near his family.

RWG The reason for the employer sponsorship requirement is so as not to add to the unemployment rolls. If one cannot qualify for a job, what is the value of one's education? Why should anyone be allowed to stay -- Gay or Straight? No other country in the world would tolerate such an arrangement. Do you know why it is more difficult to immigrate to England, Canada or France? They have standards.

SANDY How many LGBT not directly affected by the immigration laws cared about immigration prior to the issue of transnational marriage? Answer: nada. How many LGBT will care about immigration after the issue of transnational marriage? Answer: nada. In fact, there was recently an immigration rally in DC. How many LGBT showed up? 350. Even the LGBT complained that there brothers and sisters did not show up to support them because they were not directly affected. That is the problem with our community, too many people care only about themselves, their issues and their problems, but not about anybody else.

DANW I am an immigration lawyer, human rights activist and a Stonewall Veteran. You think that not being able to be with the one you love is the equivalent of being dispossessed of all your belongings, being put in a cattle car, starved, tortured and gassed as well as being separated by your family? Do you think that life with a potential for happiness no matter how distant is not better than death which leaves one with no potential? You have no respect for the suffering of those Jews, Gays and others who perished in the Holocaust. You deserve what you get. There is no constitutional right to immigrate. Every other country in the world has the right to contrtol who comes in and who goes out. Why is the US an exception? Why does not your American partner move to your home country? Not as nice as here? Well, maybe the two of you can make it better. Then even more people will want to immigrate to your home country and make it even better. And so on and so forth.