Arizona Episcopal Bishop calls for immigration reform to include emphasis on family reunification

The Episcopal bishop for Arizona joined several religious and union leaders urging that family-unification policies be included in any comprehensive immigration reform legislation.

Bishop Kirk Smith said that the family is the “chief social unit in society” and protecting and keeping immigrant families together should be paramount as federal lawmakers consider reform.

“This is one thing that we do all agree on, and that is support of the family, because we consider that to be an imperative that’s given to us by our religion and by our God,” Smith said on a conference call with the other officials.

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3 comments on “Arizona Episcopal Bishop calls for immigration reform to include emphasis on family reunification

  1. magnolia says:

    it’s very sad about arizona because i was confirmed there 20 years ago. it’s gone very far down hill since then.

  2. paradoxymoron says:

    We should unify those families back in their country of origin.

  3. magnolia says:

    indeed no. 2, indeed.