The Institute on Religion & Democracy is a prominent lobby uniting conservatives across the mainline Protestant denominations to push for more traditional policies in American churches and for more conservative policies in American politics. The IRD is considered a major player in the battles over gay rights in churches.

National Public Radio’s 2004 series on Immigration in America segment on “Faith and Assimilation.”

Transcript of a Nov. 14, 2003, Religion & Ethics Newsweekly program on immigration.

March 5, 2006, NPR interview with Kevin Appleby, director of migration and refugee policy for the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, in which he describes immigration policy as a humanitarian and moral issue and said, “In the face of the stranger we see the face of Christ.”

March 14, 2006, Christian Science Monitor story about the involvement of religious leaders in the immigration debate and the willingness of some to consider civil disobedience.

March 19, 2006, New York Times story about differences over immigration policy between evangelicals and Catholics.

April 2, 2006, Washington Post article on former Los Angeles Cardinal Roger Mahony’s fight for immigration rights.

May 22, 2013, Ecumenical News article about a Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life study that found that the overwhelming majority of illegal immigrants are Christian.

May 8, 2013, Edge article about religious leaders wariness of including gay rights provisions in a federal overhaul of immigration.