Corrupt, irrational evangelicals supporting illegal immigration

The article "Christian groups torn over illegals" says this:

"Evangelicals have had so much success evangelizing among immigrants that they have a real sympathy with those communities," [John Clifford Green, a senior fellow at the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life] said.

Hispanics are one of the fastest-growing segments of evangelical Christianity in America because of high conversion rates in the United States and Latin America and high birthrates among Hispanic evangelicals, said Gaston Espinosa, an assistant professor of religious studies at Claremont McKenna College in California.

"The Latino evangelical community is much more sympathetic to immigration reform ... because a significant percentage of their community is undocumented," said Mr. Espinosa, a specialist on religious trends among Hispanics. "They don't support any sort of proposal that would send them over the border."

Apparently a segment of evangelical leaders support illegal immigration because they want to grow their churches. In other words, they're just as corrupt as businesses that seek to profit from illegal labor. And, the segment of Latino evangelicals support illegal immigration out of racial solidarity.

Then:

The Jewish Community Relations Council, the lobbying arm of the Jewish community in the Washington region, holds similar policy positions. The council opposes legislation that prohibits illegal immigrants from obtaining public social services.

"Most of our community in Washington can remember when grandparents or great-grandparents came over from Europe and the hostile reason for which they came over," said Debra Linick, a program director who handles Virginia legislation.

Someone tell me she didn't just not only invoke Godwin's Law but also compared the Mexican government to the Nazis.

If these religious leaders want to support human rights and be good humanitarians and look for converts, let me suggest that they do it in those illegal aliens' home countries. And, let me suggest that when being good humanitarians to illegal aliens in this country they encourage them to go home. Anything else is a bit unsavory and, well, crooked.

Immigration2007a · Mon, 01/15/2007 - 10:15 · Importance: 1