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TechnoratiBGCT and the Baptist social service group Buckner International announced late last month their partnership to create the Immigration Service and Aid Center (ISAAC). The Center is the first nationwide effort by local church-based ministries to help immigrants become U.S. citizens.
Meanwhile, other Christian groups advocating for immigration reform policies hope that new laws can put a human face on an issue affecting 12 million illegal immigrants in the country. Some metropolitan churches across the nation have even offered their buildings as sanctuaries to protect illegal immigrants from law enforcement officers.
Despite the ongoing debate and concern over the issue, a comprehensive immigration reform bill is unlikely to be tackled by Congress until after the presidential election next year.
The White House had spearheaded an effort to push through an immigration reform bill last month but failed when the Senate could not garner the 60 votes needed to limit debate and move it towards final passage.
“Legal immigration is one of the top concerns of the American people and Congress’ failure to act on it is a disappointment,” a grim faced Bush said, according to AP, after hearing news of the bill’s defeat. “A lot of us worked hard to see if we couldn’t find common ground. It didn’t work.”
The recent Gallup Poll survey interviewed 2,388 adults nationwide, including 868 non-Hispanic whites, 802 non-Hispanic blacks, and 502 Hispanics.
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