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48 Gonz. L. Rev. 673 (2012-2013)
Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor, Your Huddled Masses: Just as Long as They Fit the Heteronormative Ideal: U.S. Immigration Law's Exclusionary & Inequitable Treatment of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgendered, and Queer Migrants

handle is hein.journals/gonlr48 and id is 701 raw text is: Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor, Your Huddled Masses-Just as Long as They Fit the Heteronormative Ideal: U.S. Immigration Law's Exclusionary & Inequitable Treatment of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgendered, and Queer Migrants Logan Bushell* TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODU CTION .................................................................................... 674 II. IMMIGRATION & SEXUALITY: AN HISTORICAL ANALYSIS OF REGULATING SEXUALITY AT THE BORDER .......................................... 677 A. 1875-1917: Establishing a Foundational Blueprint for Exclusion of LGBTQ M igrants .................................................... 678 B. 1917-1990: Adherence to the Blueprint for Exclusion of LGB TQ M igrants ......................................................................... 680 III. REFUGE IN THE COURTHOUSE? THE JUDICIARY'S APPROACH TO EXCLUSIONARY IMMIGRATION LAWS & POLICIES .............................. 683 A. Boutilier v. INS: Not Welcome-The Judiciary's Sanctioning of Exclusionary Immigration Laws & Policies ............................ 683 B. Hill v. INS: An Inclusionary Olive Branch from the Judiciary ... 685 IV. Two STEPS FORWARD, Two STEPS BACK: PROGRESSIVE MEASURES PROVE MERELY PRETEXTUAL ........................................... 687 A. No Longer Categorically Excluded, but Certainly Not Included: Dismissing LGBTQ Persons from Family U nification ................................................................................... 687 B. Defense of Marriage Act: Deciding Exactly Who Qualifies as a Family Worthy of Unification and Who Does Not .................... 689 V. NOT CONSTITUTIONAL: THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION'S AND THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE'S TREATMENT OF DOMA .......................... 695 A. Progress? Department of Homeland Security Directive Recognizes Relationships Involving LGBTQ Migrants ................ 696 VI. RECOMMENDATION: PASS THE UNITING AMERICAN FAMILIES ACT TO ENSURE THE DHS DIRECTIVE DOES NOT FALL VICTIM TO AN H ISTORICAL REPEAT ............................................................................ 698 V II. C ON CLU SION ........................................................................................ 700

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