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CALMAR (KWWL) - Faith communities around the country are making their voices heard in the debate over immigration reform.
To read a report that from the Center For American Progress, that details this movement, click here.
That includes the Decorah Area Faith Coalition From Iowa. The group from Calmar will take part in a national press conference Thursday to advocate on behalf of immigrant workers and their families.
Other groups taking part include the following:
Angela Kelley, Vice President for Immigration Policy and Advocacy, Center for American Progress
Reverend Mike Blevins, Calmar United Methodist Church (Calmar, IA)
Rev. Dean Reed, First United Methodist Church (Stephenville, TX)
Nick Mele, JustFaith of the Seattle Archdiocese (WA)
Kathy O'Leary, Coordinator, Pax Christi NJ
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