Interfaith Coalition for Immigrant Rights
The Interfaith Coalition for Immigrant Rights (ICIR) is an organization formed by California religious leaders to support the rights and fair treatment of immigrants. Rev. Deborah Lee is project director.
Category: Faith leaders
“Religious Leaders vs. Members: An Examination of Contrasting Views on Immigration”
In December 2009, the Center for Immigration Studies released results of a poll conducted by Zogby International. Among its findings: Many people of faith want overall immigration reduced, regardless of what their religious leaders are advocating on the issue. The findings drew criticism from the Public Religion Research Institute.
“LifeWay Research finds outreach to first-generation immigrants succeeding, needs improvement”
Read about a 2009 study on churches’ outreach to first-generation immigrants in North America. LifeWay Research conducted the analysis for the North American Mission Board, the domestic missions agency of the Southern Baptist Convention.
“Is immigration reform a biblical imperative?”
Read a March 20, 2010, post at USA Today‘s Faith & reason blog about the influence of the Bible on people’s views of immigration reform.
“Mormons on both sides in immigration controversy”
An April 30, 2010, Salt Lake Tribune article examines Mormons’ varying views on immigration reform.
“Should immigration reform benefit gay couples, too?”
A post at USA Today‘s Faith & Reason blog explains how provision in some proposals to benefit same-sex immigrant couples could become a major stumbling block for certain religious groups.
“Evangelicals Find New Unity on Immigration”
Read a Religion News Service story about the Evangelical response to the Arizona immigration law, posted May 14, 2010 at the website of Christianity Today.
“New SBC Immigration Policy in the Works”
On May 12, 2010, Richard Land and Barrett Duke of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission released the draft of “A White Paper: Principles for Just Immigration Reform.” The draft builds on previous statements by viewing immigrants and immigration reform in a positive light and is very much in line with what other evangelicals are […]
“Evangelical Leaders Unite on Just Assimilation Immigration Policy”
On May 11, 2010, an unusually broad range of evangelical leaders released a joint statement that calls for a “just immigration policy” that “begins with securing, not closing, our borders, one that provides a temporary guest-worker program, and one that offers a pathway for earned legal citizenship or temporary residency.”