This is good for Obama, not so good for Republicans that are preaching a Get-Tough attitude towards undocumented immigrants or "Illegal Aliens" .... but the Southern Baptist resolution does not go so far as the Condemnation of the New State Laws from other religious denominations, in particular the Catholic Church, the Unitarian Church, the Lutheran Church, the Mormon Church and other Religious Groups strongly oppose and condemn the new draconian and restrictionist laws of Arizona, Georgia and Alabama.
POLITICO.COM :
Southern Baptists back 'path to legal status' for undocumented immigrants
By JENNIFER EPSTEIN
June 17, 2011
Southern Baptists back 'path to legal status' for undocumented immigrants
Some excerpts :
The resolution calls on the government to make border security a priority and to hold businesses accountable for their hiring. It also asks government officials to support “a just and compassionate path to legal status, with appropriate restitutionary measures, for those undocumented immigrants already living in our country.” The vision for a path toward legal status mirrors what President Barack Obama has offered as he’s urged support for immigration reform.
“I think Southern Baptists understand it’s just not politically viable to send an estimated 12 to 15 million undocumented immigrants back where they came from,” said the Rev. Paul Jimenez, chairman of the SBC’s resolutions committee, told The Associated Press. “It’s not humane either.”
While the resolution stipulates it’s “not to be construed as support for amnesty for any undocumented immigrant,” the move comes as a handful of southern states prepare to implement laws aimed at cracking down on illegal immigrants.
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