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Washington -- Some conservatives may reject comprehensive immigration reform as amnesty, but Baptists say the Bible mandates they back legalization.

The Baptist General Convention of Texas and Southern Baptists Convention has adopted resolutions embracing immigrants, legal and illegal.

The Hispanic Baptist Convention Monday plans to unveil at its convention in Austin a national program to aid immigrants with obtaining citizenship, legal residency and other immigration problems.

The Hispanic convention is an arm of the Baptist General Convention of Texas.

The decision to start the program was made after the Baptist General Convention of Texas approved a resolution acknowledging documented and undocumented immigrants are members of Baptist congregations.

The program won't be exclusive to Baptist congregations.