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One Success Follows Another: Act Now!
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Yesterday a Hearing, Today a New Bill including our Families!
One Success Follows Another: Act Now!

In addition to yesterday’s historic, first-ever hearing on the Uniting American Families Act and gay and lesbian binational couples….

Today, in another historic first, our families – and UAFA - are being included in a NEW multi-issue immigration bill being introduced in Congress!

We need you to TAKE ACTION to support The Reuniting Families Act – which includes UAFA – and which Mike Honda and close to 40 cosponsors will introduce today.

CALL NOW to Urge Your U.S. Representative to Cosponsor the
Reuniting Families Act!


Tell Congress:  Keep Our Families Together!

Congressman Mike Honda’s Reuniting Families Act ends harmful practices -- such as long visa wait times and discrimination against LGBT families -- that prevent loving families from being together.

In an historic move, Congressman Honda has included lesbian and gay people as part of this remarkable legislation -- marking the first  time in Congressional history that lesbian and gay couples have been included as part of a multi-issue immigration bill.

As our country begins a conversation about comprehensive immigration reform, this important first step helps to ensure that, moving forward, we’re included, too. The president supports us, and Congress is increasingly on our side. Now, our community can be part of fixing our nation’s broken immigration system by supporting their efforts.

Please stand with Congressman Honda and our families, and urge your elected representative to co-sponsor the Reuniting Families Act.

ACT NOW to Urge Your Member of Congress to Cosponsor the
Reuniting Families Act!

Along with the Uniting American Families Act (UAFA), Congressman Honda’s bill is another sign of historic progress for the lesbian and gay community. It is critical that we build strong Congressional support for both bills which include LGBT families.

There are two QUICK ACTIONS you can DO TODAY to support family unity:

  • Call NOW to urge your representative to cosponsor the Reuniting Families Act!  Contact the Capital Switchboard at (202) 224-3121 to be directly connected to your representative.  (If you don’t know who your representative is you can find out at www.congressmerge.com.)
  • Forward this message to 10 friends immediately and urge them to participate.

Thanks for making sure that comprehensive immigration reform is truly comprehensive –- and includes LGBT families!

For more information on immigration discrimination against LGBT families, see www.immigrationequality.org.

For more information on the Reuniting Families Act and its supporters, see Congressman Honda's House page




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