Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2001 00:20:40 -0500 (EST)
Message-Id: <200102140520.AAA16808@mattababy.mit.edu>
From: belmonte@mit.edu (Matthew Belmonte)
To: CapuanoHR8@aol.com
Subject: support the Permanent Partner Immigration Act

Dear Representative Capuano

Although 75% of the approximately one million green cards and immigrant visas
issued by the United States each year go to family members of US citizens and
permanent residents, this opportunity is not afforded to same-sex couples.  As
a result, `dual passport' homosexual couples are often forced to live apart.
The United States lags other democracies such as Canada, South Africa, the
United Kingdom and Australia in extending fair treatment in immigration polices
to gay couples.

The Permanent Partner Immigration Act, introduced in the House today by Jerold
Nadler of New York, would remedy this injustice by allowing US citizens of any
sexual orientation to sponsor their partners to become US citizens.  I hope
that you'll support this important measure.