Comprehensive Immigration Reform

The New Evangelical Partnership supports Esperanza and its principles of Comprehensive Immigration Reform

Esperanza’s Statement of Principles:

A Framework for Comprehensive Immigration Reform Legislation

Esperanza is the largest Hispanic faith-based organization in the country. With a national network of over 12,000 Hispanic churches and community non-profits, ranging from Roman Catholic to Pentecostal in 42 states representing 27 countries of origin, Esperanza is one of the leading voices for Hispanics in America. Genuinely politically independent, the framework below is the result of months of recent in-depth policy conversations with Democrats and Republicans, liberal, moderate and conservative as well as detailed involvement in recent legislative battles.

Major Religious Groups Condemn Inhumane Anti-Immigrant Law in Arizona

As AZ Bill is Signed into Law, Faith Community Urgently Calls for Comprehensive Reform

As Arizona Governor Jan Brewer signs into law today the most extreme anti-immigrant legislation in the country (SB-1070), the national and Arizona faith community are condemning it as an affront to moral conscience that will divide families and communities. The inhumane legislation demonstrates the urgent need for national political leadership to pass comprehensive immigration reform.

Arizona Senate Bill 1070 tasks law enforcement with checking papers for anyone they suspect as undocumented and penalizes those who provide aid to illegal immigrants.

Below are statements on Arizona's anti-immigrant bill from a dozen evangelical, mainline Protestant, Catholic, and Jewish leaders representing millions of Americans:

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