移民改革或将惠及同性婚姻(1/2)

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概述：同性婚姻是否应得到法律承认，美最高法院尚未作出裁决。同期进行的移民改革法案，关于是否应该保护同性婚姻权益的讨论也如火如荼。
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Barack Obama
LGBT
Heather Morgan
Maria del Mar Verdugo
Maria
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A push to overhaul U.S. immigration laws has been gaining momentum in the Senate, where a bipartisan reform bill was unveiled last month. This week, Senators could decide whether the bill extends equal protections to homosexual immigrants whose relationships are not recognized under current federal law.
Last week, President Barack Obama spoke in favor of gay-inclusive immigration reform. "The LGBT community should be treated like everybody else. That's, to me, the essential core principle behind our founding documents - the idea that we are all created equal."
The issue? Gay Americans cannot sponsor a foreign spouse for U.S. residency and eventual citizenship. Bi-national married gay couples, like American Heather Morgan and Spaniard Maria del Mar Verdugo, could be torn apart at any time.
"We have that complete uncertainty and the idea that at a moment's notice, Maria could be forced to leave."翻译：
催动美国移民法改革的呼声在参议院势头正猛，就在上月，参议院公开了一个两党共同起草的移民改革法案。本周，参议员会表决是否将该法案的适用范围扩大到同性恋移民群体中，因为现行的联邦法律并不承认同性恋婚姻关系。
上周，巴拉克•奥巴马总统表示支持包容同性恋的移民改革。“LGBT群体应该受到平等对待。对我来说，这体现了宪法最基本的核心原则——众生平等。”
这到底牵涉到什么问题吗? 主要是美籍同性恋者不能帮助外籍配偶获得美国居住权和最终公民资格。比如像美国人希瑟•摩根和西班牙人玛丽亚•德尔•玛•弗都果这样的异国同性伴侣将随时面临被拆散的可能。
“我们的生活一点都不稳定，因为可能下一刻玛丽亚就会被迫离开。”