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When President Barack Obama first introduced his principles for immigration reform a little over two months ago, one notable point of differentiation from the Senate’s framework was that he chose to include same-sex couples and their kids in his plan.As Stephen Colbert noted on The Colbert Report, the president’s plan said it would treat “same-sex families as families.”“What’s next, Mr. President,” Colbert jested, “treating gay people as people?”But now that the Senate’s Gang of Eight has introduced its immigration bill and it notably excludes the provision that would allow U.S. citizens to sponsor their same-sex partners for residency, the White House appears to be wavering.When asked last week whether the president was willing “let that provision go” at a White House briefing, press secretary Jay Carney responded, “It is certainly the case, as the President said in his statement, that not everything in the bill reflects how he would write it, but it broadly is consistent with his principles.”Continue Reading… … Read More