In this June 12, 2012, interview, Focus on the Family’s Jim Daly tells Christianity Today why he joined a coalition of evangelical leaders supporting immigration reform when the organization has not taken a public stance on the issue in the past.

In June 2012, a broad coalition of evangelical leaders unveiled an Evangelical Statement of Principles for Immigration Reform, which was seen as an important step in solidifying faith-based support for reform.

Read a Dec. 21, 2011, article from Religion News Service about the Alabama governor’s rejection of religious leaders’ pleas to repeal the immigration law.

Read an Aug. 2, 2011, article from the Christian Post describing Christian leaders’ decision to sue over the Alabama immigration law.

A Feb. 8, 2012, article from the Christian Post cites declining numbers of worshippers in Alabama’s Hispanic congregations.

Read an April 25, 2012, article from The Washington Post about the Supreme Court justices’ positions on the Arizona immigration law.

Read a May 30, 2012, article from Reuters about the continuing discord in Alabama as a result of the strict immigration law implemented there in 2011.

Read a June 13, 2012, story at Ethics Daily about how the Arizona anti-immigration law affects churches and faith leaders.

See the Supreme Court of the United States blog’s comprehensive coverage of the Arizona v. United States case.