Read a July 21, 2010, discussion among religious leaders on immigration reform, hosted by the Council on Foreign Relations.

Read a column by an immigration lawyer at the website of the monthly magazine U.S. Catholics about the facts of immigration.

President Obama pushed for immigration reform in a major speech July 1, 2010, at the American University School of International Service in Washington, D.C. Read the official text of the address.

President Obama pushed for immigration reform in a major speech July 1, 2010, at the American University School of International Service in Washington, D.C.

The Pew Hispanic Center has a map (2011) of unauthorized immigrants in the U.S. with state-by-state data.

Jeffrey K. Salkin is rabbi of The Temple in Atlanta. He is also co-chairman of the Commission on Reform Jewish Outreach. He wrote the book Being God’s Partner: How To Find the Hidden Link Between Spirituality and Your Work (Jewish Lights Publishing, 1997).

Read a Jan. 19, 2012, essay in Christianity Today about the effect of decreasing immigration numbers on churches.

Written by Michelle Goldberg (W.W. Norton, 2006). Goldberg investigates the increasing religious radicalism that led to the re-election of George W. Bush in 2004.

Written by Rabbi James Rudin (Thunder’s Mouth Press, 2006). Rudin looks at what he believes is a systematic campaign by Christian fundamentalists to co-opt and take over every facet of American society.