An article in the Arizona Republic points out that more and more it is the voices of the clergy that are dominating the ethical discussions surrounding comprehensive immigration reform in the United States. And most of those voices are coming from mainline clergy.
“The priests, rabbis and ministers who have dominated the public debate on immigration have come out ‘almost always on the side of legalization of illegal immigrants and increases in immigration,’ said Mark Krikorian, executive director of the Center for Immigration Studies, which advocates reduced immigration.”
The report points out that the anti-immigration reform activists are responding by searching for clergy voices opposed to reform, and are finding a few.
The issue is being seen as increasingly important by opponents of reform because:
The more the public sees the issue as a moral one, the more they will turn to clergy members to see which side they come down on, the professor said.
And, ultimately, those clergy members will have clout in Congress.
Read the full article here.