Thread: CA-Local interfaith group continues efforts for comp imm ref

Local interfaith group continues efforts for comprehensive immigration reform
August 19th, 2009
By Michael Vick


A local interfaith activist group continues to push for comprehensive immigration reform, even as its prospects for near-term passage dim on the national level.



The San Francisco Interfaith Coalition on Immigration, comprised of local Catholic, Anglican, Protestant and Jewish clergy and lay leaders, provides services for immigrants and lobbies on their behalf in the local, state and national arenas.



The group began with laity and clergy who wanted an opportunity to directly serve the immigrant community in San Francisco and to join with likeminded people of faith, SFICI member Craig Wong told Catholic San Francisco.



“They wanted to build relationships with one another,â€

12 million. There's that number again. What a crock. It's 30 to 40 easy.

The reason why these churches push reform is because their money is tight and they want the government and the rest of us to pay the way of these illegals. They see it isn't helping them. I just don't believe in all their claims of nobility. "I am victim, hear me roar."

Good point, LL.
The American citizens are the victims and we better start screaming a lot louder than we have been.
And for clergy to meddle in politics, economics and trying to help write legislation is a crime. REMOVE their tax-exempt status.