Click on the headline above to read many articles and releases from the Conservatives for Comprehensive Immigration Reform. It is good to see that there are some on both sides of the political debate calling for humane reform. - - Donna Poisl
from Rich Stolz, ReformImmigrationFORAmerica
CfCIR Testifies in Washington, DC
In Washington, DC leaders active in a network called Conservatives for Comprehensive Immigration Reform (CfCIR) came out strong at a House Judiciary Subcommittee hearing on immigration policy. Matt Staver, Founder and Chairman, Liberty Counsel and Dean, Liberty University School of Law and Richard Land, President, Southern Baptist Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission testified at the hearing, making the moral, legal and religious case for comprehensive immigration reform. Dean Staver told the Subcommittee, “The time to forge a national consensus is now. America is a country of immigrants, a melting pot of individuals from various ethnicities and cultures. It is this rich heritage of immigration on which this country was established, and, in accordance with a just immigration policy, this country will continue to thrive. America deserves a just immigration policy; one that begins with securing, not closing, our borders, one that enforces the laws, and one that offers the opportunity for earned legal status.”
This country was built by immigrants, it will continue to attract and need immigrants. Some people think there are enough people here now -- people have been saying this since the 1700s and it still is not true. They are needed to make up for our aging population and low birthrate. Immigrants often are entrepreneurs, creating jobs. We must help them become Americans and not just people who live here and think of themselves as visitors. When immigrants succeed here, the whole country benefits.
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