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Pass Immigration Reform with a Path to Citizenship

Posted on March 15, 2013 by Sandy Strauss

From The 99 Uniting (http://99uniting.org/): What would it mean to pass comprehensive immigration reform without a path to citizenship? It would mean that the law relegates an entire group of people to second-class status. Those immigrants are our neighbors, friends, … Continue reading →

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Urge Congress to Support Immigration Reform with a Path to Citizenship

Posted on February 1, 2013 by Sandy Strauss

From Sojourners (http://www.sojo.net): All people are created in the image of God, and this biblical truth should be the guiding value for immigration reform. Our immigration system must treat people fairly and provide the opportunity for people to flourish as … Continue reading →

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ELCA Churchwide Assembly Votes to Support Compassionate Immigration Reform Efforts

Posted on August 25, 2011 by Sandy Strauss

Press Contact: Fabio Lomelino, Assistant Director for Media Relations, 410-230-2721, 443-478-6022, flomelino@lirs.org   ORLANDO, August 19, 2011 –  Affirming its immigrant roots and the Biblical call to care for newcomers, the Churchwide Assembly of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) … Continue reading →

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Urge PA’s Senators to Co-Sponsor and Support the DREAM Act

Posted on July 5, 2011 by Sandy Strauss

From the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights (http://www.civilrights.org):   Take Action Now at https://secure3.convio.net/leader/site/Advocacy?pagename=homepage&page=UserAction&id=311&autologin=true&AddInterest=1044&JServSessionIdr004=x78piylgq3.app338a: Write to Senators Casey and Toomey and urge them to cosponsor and push for passage of the DREAM Act – the Development, Relief, and … Continue reading →

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An Evangelical View: God and Immigration Reform

Posted on August 18, 2010 by Sandy Strauss

By Richard Land Richard Land is president of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission for the Southern Baptist Convention   http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/forum/2010-08-16-column16_ST_N.htm   The immigration crisis is tearing the social fabric of our nation in ways that are far easier to … Continue reading →

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