Fresh from its legislative victory this month on abortion, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops plan next to turn its lobbying attention to comprehensive immigration reform.
The Catholic News Service has a story about the effort, to begin with a postcard campaign in January. Reporter Nancy Frazier O'Brien writes that the bishops want reform that would reunite families, regularize the status of the estimated 12 million foreigners now in this country illegally and restore due process protections for immigrants.
"We want to increase Catholic grass-roots support for immigration reform, but we also want to show members of Congress a strong Catholic voice and strong Catholic numbers in support of immigration reform," Antonio Cube, national manager of the bishops' Justice for Immigrants project, told reporters in a conference call.
The bishops have been successfully vocal on healthcare overhaul, winning new restrictions on federal funding for abortion in the House version of the legislation with a furious lobbying effort earlier this month.
Source:baltimoresun.com
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