Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Conference of Bishops holding immigration forum in Utah

This forum is discussing humane ways to deal with immigration. We need this! - - Donna Poisl

BY DAVID MONTERO, The Salt Lake Tribune

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops will hold a three-day conference on immigration reform in Salt Lake City beginning Wednesday, tackling state-initiated laws and how they impact local communities.

Kevin Appleby, director of migration policy with the USCCB, said Utah was chosen because of its “unique laws” related to state-based immigration reform as well as it being the home of The Utah Compact.

The compact, signed in November 2010 by political, religious and business leaders, was crafted as a foundation for a humane approach to immigration reform that focused on compassion, a recognition of economic contributions of immigrants and a desire for federal solutions. It has served as a template for compacts in Indiana, Maine and Iowa.
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