Series on Immigration Reform – Part 1:
Evangelical Leaders Call for Immigration Reform
We’ll be starting a series today on Immigration Reform in the United States, and what is likely to happen in the coming months and years. Most experts in the immigration field agree that Immigration Reform is long overdue. Likewise, our Immigration Law Attorneys at Cook & Gore agree that something must be done to overhaul the entire system. Our system of Employment-based Visas hinders the growth of businesses, our Family-based petition process creates confusion and tears apart families, our deportation procedures are broken, and there is a great need to deal with the white elephant in the room–what status to give to the millions of illegal immigrants who are already in the United States (and have been living here for years).The need for Immigration Reform has become so acute that even evangelical Christian leaders, who have in the past shied away from these issues, have started to mobilize their support for comprehensive immigration reform.As I was reading my Twitter feed this morning, I noticed that Max Lucado, a best-selling Christian author and pastor near San Antonio, Texas, had this to say:
Max Lucado (@MaxLucado)
6/12/12 8:53 AM
I’ve joined 150+ evangelical leaders in calling for #immigration reformbit.ly/KKpkn7If you click on the link, you will see that the list of evangelical leaders who have joined together in calling for reform is quite extensive. It includes the Presidents of some of America’s largest Christian denominations–the Southern Baptist Convention, the General Council of the Assemblies of God, the Christian Reformed Church of North America, and many others. Likewise, this list also includes the signatures of heads of prominent Christian ministries–such as Focus on the Family, the Willow Creek Association, World Vision, and many seminaries and colleges.This groundswell of support from leaders in many different churches and across denominational lines speaks volumes. The fact that all of these leaders agree that Immigration Reform is a top priority says something about how important it is for our politicians to deal with this issue head-on. As this article says, these evangelical Christian leaders are so committed to this issue that they will be airing radio ads in key states about the need to attack this issue and find compromises between party lines.
Max Lucado (@MaxLucado)6/12/12 8:53 AM
I’ve joined 150+ evangelical leaders in calling for #immigration reformbit.ly/KKpkn7If you click on the link, you will see that the list of evangelical leaders who have joined together in calling for reform is quite extensive. It includes the Presidents of some of America’s largest Christian denominations–the Southern Baptist Convention, the General Council of the Assemblies of God, the Christian Reformed Church of North America, and many others. Likewise, this list also includes the signatures of heads of prominent Christian ministries–such as Focus on the Family, the Willow Creek Association, World Vision, and many seminaries and colleges.This groundswell of support from leaders in many different churches and across denominational lines speaks volumes. The fact that all of these leaders agree that Immigration Reform is a top priority says something about how important it is for our politicians to deal with this issue head-on. As this article says, these evangelical Christian leaders are so committed to this issue that they will be airing radio ads in key states about the need to attack this issue and find compromises between party lines.
So we see that there is a growing consensus that immigration reform is necessary. Let’s look tomorrow at what is being done about reform in some of the individual states.
Note: If you have questions about immigration reform or any other immigration question, please feel free to call our Dallas Immigration Attorneys at Cook & Gore. Our phone number is 214-236-2712, and we would be happy to help answer any questions you may have.