One of the worst consequences of the federal government’s policy regarding the recognition of same-sex couples (due to the Defense of Marriage Act, DOMA), is that married, gay binational couples (this is where one of the partners is not from the US) are not eligible to apply for permanent residency in the country, something their heterosexual counterparts can. This results in the deportation and splitting apart of families and legally married spouses. In my opinion, this is one of the cruelest policies that a government can have.
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