Immigration - news
Senate vote halts immigration bill
The Senate’s attempt at comprehensive immigration reform suffered a resounding setback June 28.
Supporters of a hotly debated and complex bill gained only 46 of the 60 senators needed to advance it toward a vote on final passage. more »
Topic: Citizenship, Immigration, Legislation, National,
Land clarifies immigration reform stance
Ethics leader Richard Land has issued a first-person commentary to clarify where Southern Baptists, and he, stand on immigration reform in response to news media reports he said “have unfortunately sown some confusion.” more »
Topic: Citizenship, Immigration,
Immigration Reform and Southern Baptists
NASHVILLE, Tenn.,—Richard Land, president of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, sought to bring clarity to the recent discussion of comprehensive immigration reform: more »
Apr 3, 2007
Topic: Citizenship, Immigration,
Land: Moral solution needed for immigration
Southern Baptist ethics leader Richard Land called March 29 for Congress to approve comprehensive reform legislation that addresses the immigration problem in a “moral way.” more »
By Tom Strode - Mar 30, 2007
Topic: Family, Children, Citizenship, Immigration, Legislation, National,
U.S. may need more troops to fight terrorism, Bush says at press conference
President Bush said Dec. 20 he believes more troops may be needed to fight the war against terrorists.
He is listening to Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, military commanders and others before deciding whether the United States military presence in Iraq needs to be increased, the president told reporters at an end-of-the-year news conference. more »
By Tom Strode - Dec 20, 2006
Topic: Citizenship, Immigration, National, War,
Land, others call for Congress to enact immigration reform before adjournment
Southern Baptist ethics leader Richard Land urged Congress Sept. 26 to pass before it adjourns comprehensive immigration reform that meets the dual requirements of security and compassion. more »
By Tom Strode - Sep 26, 2006 - (5)
Topic: Citizenship, Immigration, Legislation, National,
Immigration reform remains at impasse
Congress has not found a path around the roadblock on immigration reform as it approaches its final month of work before the fall election.
The issue has sharply divided the Senate and House of Representatives. more »
By Tom Strode - Aug 11, 2006 - (1)
Topic: Citizenship, Immigration, Legislation, National, Social Issues,
Immigration reform remains at impasse
WASHINGTON (BP)—Immigration reform remains stymied as Congress nears its final month of work before the fall election.
Members of Congress appear to have made no progress in finding a way forward on an issue that has sharply divided the Senate and House of Representatives. more »
By staff - Aug 4, 2006
Topic: Citizenship, Immigration, Legislation, National, Social Issues,
Immigration bills have ‘serious flaws,’ Land says
The Senate’s recently passed bill on immigration reform has significant weaknesses, as does the version previously approved by the House of Representatives, said ERLC President Richard Land. more »
By Tom Strode - Jun 22, 2006 - (4)
Topic: Citizenship, Immigration, Legislation,
Porous borders have led to current immigration crisis, ERLC’s Land says
WASHINGTON (BP)—The federal government’s failure to secure the nation’s borders has sparked “severe consternation” among many Americans and precipitated the current crisis over illegal immigration, Richard Land said April 28 during a public policy discussion at the Family Research Center in Washington. more »
By Dwayne Hastings - Apr 28, 2006
Topic: Citizenship, Christian Citizenship, Human Rights, Immigration,