UU president convicted for protesting AZ laws
September 6, 2011
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The Seattle Post-Intellegencer reports that among those convicted of charges made during the protests of the new Arizona immigration laws is
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Judge blocks Alabama immigration law
August 29, 2011
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A federal judge temporarily blocked enforcement of a tough immigration law in Alabama on Monday.
US will undertake case-by-case review of deportation cases
August 19, 2011
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The Obama administration will indefinitely delay deporting many illegal immigrants who don’t have criminal records and will offer them a chance to apply for a work permit focusing instead on deporting convicted criminals and those who might be a national security or public safety threat.
+Parsley speaks out on Alabama immigration law
August 16, 2011
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The Rt. Rev. Henry Parsley, Bishop of Alabama and former Chancellor of the University of the South, Sewanee, TN went on
Bishop Parsley joins suit against Alabama immigration law
August 1, 2011
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Like Arizona’s controversial SB1070, the Alabama measure aims to identify, prosecute and deport undocumented persons. It empowers law enforcement officials to check the immigration status of people they lawfully stop and whom they suspect are in the country illegally and mandates that prospective employers use E-verify, the U.S. government’s electronic verification system for employers to check the legal status of potential workers.
Bishop Philip Duncan on Alabama’s anti-immigration law
July 29, 2011
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The State Legislature in Alabama passed HB56 and it was signed into law in early June. It goes into effect on Sept. 1. This anti-immigration
More push-back from Episcopalians against Alabama’s unjust immigration law
June 26, 2011
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“Am I supposed to ask for their identification before I can give them cookies? This law is hurtful and it’s mean.”
Southern Baptists: let immigrants become legal
June 23, 2011
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As churches see immigrants here among us, our first question is not ‘What is their legal status?’ The question first and foremost is ‘What is their gospel status?’
Alabama churches plan march against new Immigration law
June 22, 2011
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Leaders of most of the major church groups in Alabama have united in opposition to the new Arizona inspired anti-immigration laws passed recently. While most
World Refugee Day
June 21, 2011
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This anniversary provides an opportunity to recommit to the protection of refugees as well as to work toward safety for those fleeing persecution and violence. The Episcopal Church has extended a compassionate welcome to forcibly uprooted persons arriving on our shores since World War II. ~Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori
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