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« Ah, spring | Today | Chat with Sen. Reed live on Monday » April 25, 2008Clergy to meet with Carcieri over immigration crackdownPROVIDENCE -- Religious leaders plan to meet with Gov. Carcieri to voice their concerns about his executive order cracking down on illegal immigrants. The meeting, set for today, will include Roman Catholic Bishop Thomas Tobin, Rabbi Alan Flam of the Rhode Island Board of Rabbis and the Rev. Donald Anderson, executive minister of the Rhode Island State Council of Churches. The religious leaders have criticized an executive order Carcieri signed last month requiring state police and prison officials to identify suspected illegal immigrants for possible deportation. It also requires state agencies and companies that do business with the state to verify the immigration status of new hires. A lobbyist for the Catholic Diocese of Providence says the bishop plans to tell Carcieri that his order is scaring Hispanics. -- The Associated Press Posted by Jack Perry CommentsSteve | April 25, 2008 9:26 AM link When clergy starts trying to affect public policy it's time for the IRS to revoke their tax exempt status. Greg | April 25, 2008 10:39 AM link Post a commentPlease be civil. Vicious comments, personal attacks and profanity won't be published. Name and email are required; email address will not publish. |
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I beleive that they call it Separation of Church and State. The clergy should let the Governor do his job. There are proper channels to become citizens of this country and if people from mexico, or anyother foreign country wants to come live here they should respect those requirements. If you do not, your out.