As conservative leaders we call on Congress and the Administration to lead our nation toward a bipartisan solution on immigration that:

• Respects the God-given dignity of every person
• Protects the unity of the immediate family
• Respects the rule of law
• Guarantees secure national borders
• Ensures fairness to taxpayers
• Establishes a path toward legal status and/or citizenship for those who qualify and wish to become permanent residents

CfCIR Participants:

Leith Anderson, (President National Association of Evangelicals - NAE),
Richard Land, (President, Southern Baptist Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission),
Jim Tolle, (Senior Pastor, The Church on the Way)
Carlos Gutierrez, (Former Sec. of Commerce)
Jeff Moseley, (President, Greater Houston Partnership)
Beto Cardenas, (Senior Counsel, Greater Houston Partnership),
Mat Staver, (Dean, Liberty University School of Law)
Carlos Campo, (President Elect - Regent University),
Kevin McBride, (Senior Pastor, Raymond Baptist Church in New Hampshire),
Alan Andrews, (Former President of Navigators),
Rich Nathan, (Senior Pastor, Vineyard Church of Columbus, OH),
Jenny Hwang, (Author, World Relief),
Samuel Rodriguez, ( President, National Hispanic Leadership Conference),
Jo Anne Lyon, (General Superintendant, Wesleyan Church)
Alfonso Aguilar, (Former Head, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service),
Jerry Dykstra, (General Secretary, Christian Reformed Church of North America),
Galen Carey, (Dir. of Governmental Affairs, NAE),
Marcos Witt, (Grammy Award Winner, Dir. Hispanic Ministries, Lakewood Church, TX),
Mark Gonzales, (President, Hispanic Coalition for CIR),
Noel Castellanos, (CEO, Christian Community Development Association),
Luis Cortes, Jr. (President and CEO, Esperanza for America),
Juan Hernandez, (CFCIR Founder and former McCain Presidential Campaign Senior Hispanic Advisor)
Robert Gittelson, (Co-Founder CFCIR, Businessman, Author, CIR Advocate), many other conservative leaders.
Mayor Mike Pulido, (Mayor of Santa Ana, CA)
Rev. David Fleming, (Senior Pastor of Champion Forest Baptist Church)
Jeff Moseley, (President and CEO of the Greater Houston Partnership)
Luawanna Hallstrom, (Western Vice President of the National Council of Agricultural Employers)
Tamar Jacoby, (President and CEO of ImmigrationWorks USA)
Professor Kevin Johnson, (Dean of UC Davis Law School, Editor of ImmigrationProf Blog)
Margaret Stock, (Immigration Attorney and Law School Professor, West Point and University of Alaska Anchorage, Lieutenant Colonel – Retired U.S. Army)
Dr. John Perkins, (Evangelical and Civil Rights Leader, author, co-founder of the Christian Community Development Association)

CfCIR in the news:

Immigration Reform: Hispanic Values Voters and the Agenda of the Lamb

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/guest-voices/post/immigration-reform-hispanic-values-voters-and-the-agenda-of-the-lamb/2012/10/31/ba103160-2383-11e2-ac85-e669876c6a24_blog.html

Conservatism vs. Restrictionism: The Unintended Consequences of Self-Deportation

http://www.ilw.com/articles/2012,0220-Gittelson.shtm     

An Open Letter to Mitt Romney on Immigration

http://www.christianpost.com/news/an-open-letter-to-mitt-romney-68220/

Conservatives for Comprehensive Immigration Reform Coalition Applauds the Proposed Administrative fix to our Nations Immigration Procedures, But Cautions Americans that this is Not a Substitute for Immigration Reform

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2012/01/conservatives-for-comprehensive-immigration-reform-coalition-applauds-the-proposed-administrative-fix-to-our-nations-immigrat.html

 Romney's Immigration Stance May Be Too Tough for Evangelicals

http://www.christianpost.com/news/romneys-immigration-stance-may-be-too-tough-for-evangelicals-67169/

Immigration Proposal Not Seen as Major Step

 http://www.texastribune.org/immigration-in-texas/immigration/caution-patience-urged-after-tweak-proposed/comments/

New force for broad immigration reform: conservative evangelicals

http://articles.cnn.com/2010-05-10/politics/immigration.evangelicals_1_immigration-reform-latino-evangelicals-illegal-immigrants?_s=PM:POLITICS

Republicans, friend or foe of immigration reform?

http://articles.latimes.com/2010/may/01/opinion/la-ed-immigration-20100501

Historic Immigration Summit Takes Place in Arizona

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/historic-immigration-summit-takes-place-in-arizona-presented-by-hispanic-evangelical-leaders-with-delegates-from-across-the-nation-including-representatives-from-president-obamas-administration-130381083.html

Conservatives Call on Republicans to Repudiate Negative Hispanic American Rhetoric

http://www.christianpost.com/news/conservatives-call-on-republicans-to-repudiate-negative-hispanic-american-rhetoric-57178/

Mandatory E-Verify: an idea before its time

http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/economy-a-budget/167849-mandatory-e-verify-an-idea-before-its-time