Category Archive: Faith

Aug
15

Religious Community Latest to Join Battle Against Alabama’s Extreme Anti-Immigrant Law

Bishop William H. Willimon, United Methodist Church of North Alabama. With only weeks until Alabama’s extreme anti-immigrant law, HB 56, is slated to take effect (September 1), the coalition of groups challenging the law continues to grow. Shortly after Alabama Governor Robert Bentley signed HB 56 in June, several civil rights groups—including the ACLU—filed a …

Continue reading »

Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/08/15/religious-community-latest-to-join-battle-against-alabama%e2%80%99s-extreme-anti-immigrant-law/

Nov
15

Mormon Church, Business Leaders Endorse Utah Compact for Immigration Reform

utah-compact-blog

Utah state Rep. Stephen Sandstrom’s argument that there is “popular support for Arizona’s controversial legislation [SB 1070]” just got a little thinner. A number of state and local governments, corporations, businesses, community and faith groups recently signed the Utah Compact—a declaration of five principles created “to guide Utah’s immigration discussion.” The guidelines are a far …

Continue reading »

Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2010/11/15/mormon-church-business-leaders-endorse-utah-compact-for-immigration-reform/

Sep
15

Congressional Leaders Announce Forthcoming Immigration Bill, Support for DREAM and a White House Meeting

Gutierrez

At a forum today in Washington, D.C., faith, civic, community and Congressional leaders gathered to rally the immigration reform faithful, endorse Sen. Reid’s (D-NV) DREAM Act amendment, announce the introduction of a forthcoming immigration overhaul bill in the U.S. Senate and a meeting with President Obama this week on immigration. Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) announced …

Continue reading »

Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2010/09/15/congressional-leaders-announce-forthcoming-immigration-bill-support-for-the-dream-act-and-a-meeting-with-president-obama-on-immigration/

Jul
14

The Right Side of History: Religious Leaders Urge Immigration Reform at Hearing

2848776097_357e8ab979_o

At a House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration hearing today, a panel of conservative religious leaders made the case for common sense solutions to our immigration problems—comprehensive immigration reform (CIR) that secures our borders, follows the rule of law and provides a pathway to citizenship for the roughly 11 million undocumented immigrants currently living in the …

Continue reading »

Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2010/07/14/the-right-side-of-history-religious-leaders-urge-immigration-reform-at-hearing/

Mar
19

Strength in Numbers

unity

The positive impact of Sunday’s rally on the mall for immigration reform is already in evidence.  Yesterday, after months of pressure, Senators Schumer and Graham finally released their blueprint for immigration reform and President Obama immediately pledged to help push bipartisan legislation forward. Next was Senator Reid who promised to make time for legislation on the …

Continue reading »

Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2010/03/19/strength-in-numbers/

Jan
26

Got Faith? A Closer Look at the Religious Movement for Immigration Reform

3599017766_c8c6ebc7b0_b

Today, hundreds of Evangelical leaders from around the country will join hands to raise awareness for comprehensive immigration reform during a National Day of Prayer. Like many faith groups, Evangelicals are the most recent to sign onto the national religious effort to “act on the Biblical mandate of compassion and justice toward immigrants” and call …

Continue reading »

Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2010/01/26/got-faith-a-closer-look-at-the-religious-movement-for-immigration-reform/

Oct
14

Old Dogs, Old Tricks: Nativist Groups Declare War on Clergy

church

Nativist groups are pulling an old strategy out of their play book as they attack members of the clergy. This tired exercise includes identifying a constituency that is in support of solving our nation’s immigration problems (currently the religious community), coordinating with other like-minded groups to disseminate faulty arguments (this time using the bible to …

Continue reading »

Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2009/10/14/old-dogs-old-tricks-nativist-groups-declare-war-on-clergy/