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€