Latino Church Leaders Divided on Census Boycott

One influential group of Latino evangelical pastors said it would call for a census boycott among undocumented immigrants. Not everyone is on board. Latino evangelical leaders, who wield tremendous clout in immigrant communities, are sharply divided on the 2010 Census. The rift developed earlier this month after one influential group of pastors said it would call for a census boycott among undocumented immigrants as a bargaining chip in their demands for comprehensive immigration reform. "The boycott idea's spreading like fire," said Rev. Miguel Ángel Rivera, president of the Washington, D.C.-based National Coalition of Latino Clergy and Christian Leaders, or CONLAMIC for its Spanish acronym. "It's the only thing that will make politicians sit up and listen." READ FULL STORY
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