Evangelicals Are Backing Obama's Call For Immigration Reform

Today's New York Times reports that a group of influential Christian evangelical leaders are supporting President Obama's call for comprehensive immigration reform. The umbrella group, the National Association of Evangelicals, is in the lead. While these Christian conservatives are usually on the other side on most of President Obama's policies, here they agree with him and are openly supporting him through sermons, conference calls with other pastors, and Congressional testimony. Politically active Hispanic evangelical pastors are largely responsible for convincing other evangelical clergy that immigration reform should be a moral priority. (See prior related posting.)