(Note: I am proctoring an exam right now, so left work about an hour ago after reading this article. To my surprise, this is not yet on Dailykos, so I figured I'd post.)
I think part of Obama "evolving" on gay marriage is us giving him credit where credit is due. And, after reading this article, I think it's pretty clear that credit is due here, on an issue that many of us think Obama is not moving quickly enough on.
Read the article, and see what you think:
Responding on behalf of President Barack Obama, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano today sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid detailing that the department is in the process of implementing changes to enable the government to focus its resources on high-priority immigration cases involving crime and other public safety concerns.
Yes, it does not mention LGBT issues specifically, but it certainly appears that this is what was in mind.
In response to a question from Metro Weekly about the impact of today's decision on same-sex couples, a second senior administration official said, "The prosecutorial discretion memo provides for the use of discretion for people with strong community ties, with community contributions and with family relationships. We consider LGBT families to be families in this context."
Asked specifically if that included same-sex couples, the official said, "Yes."
Obama is evolving on this issue, perhaps not as fast as some of us would like, but let's keep that going.
Call the White House at 202-456-1111 and thank the President for evolving on this issue.
Call the DHS at 202-282-8495 and thank them for adopting sane policies that do not discriminate against LGBT families as well.
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