House Democrats on Thursday re-introduced the Uniting American Families Act, legislation that would grant same-sex couples the same rights enjoyed by heterosexual couples under U.S. immigration law.  Under current law, one member of a married couple may sponsor their partner for U.S. citizenship, but same-sex couples cannot.  

Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.), the ranking Democrat on the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution has been working on the issue for over a decade.  However, Democrats worry the bill is unlikely to pass the Republican-led House.