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Passport Pages Tell Our Tale: The Personal Story of a Binational Same-Sex Couple’s Struggle to be Together Under Current Immigration Laws

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The Immigration Policy Center has released as part of its Perspectives on Immigration series, Passport Pages Tell Our Tale: The Personal Story of a Binational Same-Sex Couple’s Struggle to be Together Under Current Immigration Laws. Currently in the United States, gay Americans who are legally married are not recognized by the federal government. This impacts these couples in many ways, including how they are treated under immigration law. Numbering 28,500, the U.S. citizen spouses in same-sex, binational couples are not allowed to sponsor their husbands or wives in order to keep them in the country.This Perspectives piece tells the personal story of Judy Rickard and her wife Karins’ work to change the way in which immigration policy treats same-sex couples. It also details the numerous sacrifices they have made along the way.

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