Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 11, 2013. The Center for American Progress convened an event on LGBT Americans that are also undocumented immigrants featuring Define American founder Jose Antonio Vargas, and released “In Dual Shadows: LGBT Undocumented Immigrants.” In light of the Williams Institute of UCLA’s findings that there are at least 267,000 LGBT-identified individuals among the adult undocumented-immigrant population, this CAP report details the disparities and hardships that make these individuals among the most vulnerable members of our society, recommending the passage of immigration reform with an earned road map to citizenship, the repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act, and a modification of detention and asylum standards to address the issues facing this community.
