Comments on: Outdated Immigration Laws Cause Kids To Suffer Most

By: 8Asians.com » Shirley Tan: Advocate Person of the Year

8Asians.com » Shirley Tan: Advocate Person of the Year — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:00:58 +0000

[...] wrote previously about Shirley Tan’s plight of possible deportation and separation from her family, and followed up later with a post on the act of Congress that let her stay with [...]

By: 8Asians.com » Act of Congress Allows Mom to Stay

8Asians.com » Act of Congress Allows Mom to Stay — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 16:52:59 +0000

[...] took an act of Congress, but there’s good news for the mom I wrote about a few weeks back. She won’t get deported and separated from her kids and her partner. Shirley Tan was [...]

By: Don

Don — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 05:00:53 +0000

Thank you for sharing your story and showing another way in which laws like Prop 8 discriminate against the GLBT community. As indicated, bi-national same sex couples are at a disadvantage because they can not sponsor their partners for immigration into the US. Many citizens must make the painful decision of either leaving his/her loved one or leaving the US. I have been living outside the US for about 11 years now. My partner and I are both IT specialist and could be making useful contributions in the US. Instead, our talents now benefit the country we live in and not the US.

By: Don

Don — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 05:00:00 +0000

By: Outdated Immigration Laws Break Up Families : Steve and Don’s Life of Gorgeousness

Thu, 02 Apr 2009 04:19:31 +0000

[...] Read the story on 8Asians.com [...]

By: Celine T.

Celine T. — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 22:00:15 +0000

Thank you, Tim for sharing.
This story and your personal experiences breaks my heart.
I feel for you and hope that when it’s my turn to settle down, that I’ll have the same courage and strength to fend for my own family.

By: Celine T.

Celine T. — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 22:00:00 +0000

By: bob bruman

bob bruman — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 14:38:07 +0000

Thank you Tim for this great article…I am passing it on to friends and opponents alike. Yours, The Gay Grandpa