The U.S. Has Approved Its First Green Card for a Gay Spouse

New York Magazine ^ | 6/30/13 | Margaret Hartmann

[SoFloFreeper]

Same-sex couples are seeing the benefits of the Supreme Court's gay marriage ruling even faster than anticipated (much to the chagrin of conservatives). On Friday, as same-sex marriages resumed in California, Julian Marsh, an American, and his husband Traian Popov, a Bulgarian immigrant, got the news that they are the first gay couple to have their marriage-based green card petition approved. The New York Times reports that the visa agency had said it would hold off on approving applications until this week, but apparently immigration officers got excited and decided to jump the gun.

[cunning_fish]

[Vaduz]

Amen and the 53% slackers who didn’t vote at all.

[barefoot_hiker]

It’s funny how years after the SCOTUS Heller decision, it’s still almost impossible for a D.C. citizen to buy a gun. But this DOMA ruling gets implemented at the speed of light.

[ladyjane]

I voted for Romney, but I don't think that he would have been different

I believe this administration is blackmailing members of Congress and the Supreme Court. That is how they are getting their votes and their rulings. With all his faults, I do not believe Romney would do that.