Christian Group Supports Comprehensive Immigration Reform

Today's New York Times reports on activities of a new coalition of over 100 largely evangelical Christian leaders who are pressing for comprehensive immigration reform. Christians for Comprehensive Immigration Reform pushes generally for bills that combine increased border security with guest worker and legalization programs. The group plans to initially focus on media and church members in Arizona, Florida, Kansas, Ohio and Pennsylvania. A press release by Faith in Public Life says that the group "will will place ads nationally and locally in newspapers and mobilize at least 200,000 letters, tens of thousands of calls, and hundreds of lobby visits to Members of Congress by the August recess."