Torn apart
Subtitle: united by love, divided by law
By: Judy Rickard
Publisher: Findhorn Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Forres, Scotland
Language: eng
Number of pages: 271
ISBN-13: 9781844095483
Subjects: Emigration and immigration law; Gay immigrants; Gay couples; Biography
Description: The uphill battle that thousands of lesbian and gay couples face are described in these moving stories about immigration, injustice, and love. As Judy and Karin's story shows, when only one person in a gay couple is an American citizen, it is virtually impossible to obtain legal residence for the other partner. U.S. federal immigration law does not have a category for their union--even if they are legally married in another country. The result is that families are ripped apart, children are separated from their parents, gravely ill people die alone in the hospital, careers are abandoned, and relationships are strained to the breaking point.
Notes: Profiles of gay couples fighting for legal residency for their immigrant partners.

Includes bibliographical references.