5 Ways The President’s Plan On Immigration Helps LGBT Immigrants

[sheshe2]

Here are 5 ways these measures will improve the lives of LGBT immigrants:


1) LGBT citizens and lawful permanent residents no longer need to live in fear that their parents will be deported. LGBT undocumented immigrants aren’t the only ones hurt by our broken immigration system. US citizens are hurt when their loved ones are deported. The President’s plan not only prevents separation of these families, it also allows parents to work legally, improving economic outcomes for the entire family.

2) At least 200,000 undocumented LGBT immigrants are now eligible for legal status. An estimated 10 percent of DACA recipients identify as LGBT. The President’s plan will make an estimated 300,000 more people eligible for DACA, in addition to the estimated 1.7 million people already eligible under the original requirements.

3) Undocumented LGBT immigrants married to U.S. Citizens won’t have to risk years of separation from their spouses before they can apply for a green card. Under the Defense of Marriage Act, same-sex couples were unable to access immigration benefits available to different-sex couples. Even after the Windsor decision made it possible for all legal marriages to be recognized under immigration law, obstacles still remain. Some undocumented spouses of U.S. citizens can’t file for a green card without first returning to their home country, sometimes for years. This is particularly risky for same-sex couples since nearly 80 countries criminalize being LGBT. The President’s plan clarifies that these situations qualify for hardship waivers, saving same-sex binational couples from years of painful separation.

4) Prosecutorial discretion will protect many LGBT people from being detained and deported. By not prioritizing deportation for illegal re-entry, LGBT people who were deported and returned to the US will not have to fear being stuck in a revolving door where they are deported again simply for returning. For LGBT immigrants like Viviana, a transgender woman who has been deported to Honduras 5 times after seeking protection in the United States from persecution at home, this provision can be lifesaving.


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This is from a great new site by a DUer. He asked me to help and I did, I post there and it is exhausting. Yet as an ally for LGBT rights, I could do nothing less. A fight for one is a fight for all. William769 put together a site in a demand for equality, for LGBT rights around the world. Will you help him?

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[sheshe2]

1. KNR for William769~

If you believe in equality for all go here~

http://lgbtworld.info/

Support a DUer please. It is what we do.

[Kath1]

2. Thanks, she!

I am very happy that the immigration plan has such a positive effect on our LGBT sisters and brothers!

I loved it before and I love it even MORE now with this information!

PEACE AND LOVE, SISTER!

[Cha]

3. Brilliant for our LGBT Brothers and Sisters, she.. Mahalo!

[William769]

4. Sorry I am late to the party but Kick & recommended!

great post!

[sheshe2]

5. Well, you have been busy with software....

Will write you in a bit at your site. I just woke up~