Catholics to send Congress pro-immigrant message
By MOISES MENDOZA

Feb. 10, 2010, 9:23PM.

Religious leaders have been passing out thousands of the prewritten cards for parishioners to sign.

Religious leaders are turning to postcards in their latest effort to push politicians to reform the country's immigration laws.

Beginning later this month, pro-immigrant religious groups will begin delivering hundreds of thousands of the cards signed by parishioners to members of Congress. About 40,000 of those will come from the Houston area.

The hope: When the politicians see all the postcards piling up, they'll realize there's broad support behind a call by the Catholic Church, and others, to create a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants.

“Now is the time to give them a nudge or a little push,â€