<p>Assemblywoman Sally Lieber, D-San Jose, on Thursday introduced a resolution urging Congress and the president to adopt a federal bill that would allow U.S. citizens and permanent residents to sponsor their same-sex partners for immigration.</p>
<p>The Permanent Partners Immigration Act (PPIA), making its way through Congress, seeks to add the phrase ``or permanent partner'' to sections of immigration law that provide immigration rights to legally married couples.</p>