09/16/09 If you can't stand up for innocent children, then who can you stand up for? Faith communities across the state of New Jersey did just that yesterday, hosting prayer vigils in ten different cities to highlight the destructive policies that are tearing U.S. children from their immigrant parents.
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08/27/09 If you don't know him, Rev. Joel Hunter is a senior pastor of the Evangelical Northland Mega-Church in Orlando, Florida. To outsiders, he may not seem like the most obvious leader in the fight for immigration reform. Turns out, he's been a true leader on immigration reform, for no other reason than he believes in living out what the Bible says. You know, that pesky verse that says,... "love your neighbor as yourself," of all things.
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05/13/09 Nearly four hundred immigrant workers were corralled into the National Cattle Congress in Waterloo, Iowa as a part of the now-infamous immigration raid that took place in Postville, Iowa, last year. Bloggers covered the story of communities that donned red ribbons and rang church bells in remembrance of the raid yesterday, and we reflect on Postville's lessons.
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03/25/09 "End the raids." That's the message from Cardinal George, head of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, in USA Today. Folks, it just doesn't get any simpler than that. You've probably heard the uproar - led by Lou Dobbs- over Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi's recent statements at a church in her hometown. She called on Congress to end immigration raids that tear families apart, a process which she called "un-American." Well, it turns out that Lou Dobbs was right...
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12/16/08 "Immigration Sunday" is just one of many faith-based efforts to bring communities together in the wake of stepped-up immigration enforcement that targets immigrant workers and their families, instead of reforming our nation's immigration laws. As the Bishops of Minnesota continue to plan for "Immigration Sunday," we hope that leaders of other states, and from all faiths, take up the call.
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12/03/08 Did Dan Stein, president of the recognized hate group FAIR, miss the fact that 15 of his anti-immigrant allies in the House of Representatives just got booted out? Well yesterday Kevin Appleby, of the U.S. Catholic Conference of Bishops, stepped in to expose his shoddy analysis in a letter to the editor. He conjures a striking visual of the Stein op-ed: If I had to draw it, his article would look like an ostrich with its head in the sand.
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11/21/08 Immigration reform advocates around the country are celebrating the historic turnout of Latino voters in this election. And, rightly so. These new voters are a huge part of the equation for winning immigration reform. But, not the only part. Winning the battle ahead will take allies far beyond immigrants and their families. Enter: God.
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