A life of exile in Vancouver, Canada

Twitter Craze

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Guess it had to come sooner or later that I would write something about Twitter, everyone else is and joining the craze too.  Many people are using it such as dogs, cats, famous people, journalists, news channels, and many others. So, why am I using Twitter?  It is like an evolution to Facebook, where I [...]

UAFA Co-sponsor Update

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Uniting American Families Act has received one more co-sponsor this week, on April 23rd. Adam Smith, Democrat of Washington became the 96th co-sponsor in the House of Representatives, Bill HR1024. Unfortunately there has been no change in the Senate since March, number of co-sponsors standing at 17, Bill S424. I would have thought, will the [...]

Couple Saved From Deportation…

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…well, at least for now. My blog entry dated April 1st spoke about a Lesbian bi-national couple who have been in a relationship for 23 years but the foreign partner faced deportation back to her home country.  This is a very prominent case since it appeared in People magazine. Yesterday, a private Senate bill, introduced [...]

Couple more UAFA Co-Sponsors

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There has been a couple more co-sponsors of the Uniting American Families Act this week, that is HR1024 in the House of Representatives, as follows: George Miller Jim McDermott What awfully decent chaps they are!!  No change in S424 in the Senate though.

Peaking Through Our Bedroom Window

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There is quite a stir in the UK at the moment regarding the launch of Google Street View which went live in March. The BBC has been reporting stores such has how Google has pulled some pictures however they still remain online by viewing them at a different angle [source], and how some residents are [...]

Here is yet another sad story about how US Immigration have split up a couple who have been in a 23 year relationship, as there are also children involved this is a very devestating story. Read the story on 8Asians.com The Uniting American Families Act is one possible hope for couples like this, however this [...]