Bishops’ statement angers some on illegal immigration

[AlphaCentauri]

Source: Fremont Tribune

Two Fremont residents who have been at the head of an ongoing illegal immigration debate said a recent joint statement from the three Catholic bishops in Nebraska crosses the line.

The statement released earlier this week discouraged the Nebraska Unicameral and the governments of local communities, like Fremont, from passing their own immigration laws.

Former Fremont City Council member Bob Warner and Carl Schaffner, a potential candidate for mayor in 2008, said government activities are not the business of the church.

“I think they’re wrong,” Warner said of the rare joint statement from Archbishop Eldon F. Curtiss of Omaha, Bishop Fabian W. Bruskewitz of Lincoln and Bishop William J. Dendinger of Grand Island.


Read more: http://www.fremonttribune.com/articles/2009/02/18/news/local/doc499c3171c9ae3345151889.txt

[Lost in CT]

1. Why would a bishop from Nebraska talk about Fremont...

And why would Fremont care?

[county worker]

2. It was an anti illegal immigration law that helped make CA a

Democratic state. Prop 187.

So go ahead and pass anti illegal immigration laws. It will help kill off the Republican party.

[AlphaCentauri]

3. Yep!, 100 000 were protesting against 187 including Bill Press and Art Torres n/t