Tuesday, February 15, 2011

In Utah, immigrant rights advocate takes aim at Mormon Church

An immigrant rights advocate in Utah is trying to provoke the Mormon Church into taking a firmer stand against state-level immigration crackdowns by petitioning the Mexican government to suspend all Mormon missionary visas.

Raul Lopez-Vargas, who describes himself as a grassroots Latino leader, wants the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints to sign the Utah Compact, an agreement among business and religious leaders that says illegal immigration enforcement should be left to the federal government.

READ MORE: http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_thelookout/20110214/us_yblog_thelookout/in-utah-immigrant-rights-advocate-takes-aim-at-mormon-church;_ylt=AlkAH6LiR_boz1dbPZefcZyGXMZ_;_ylu=X3oDMTRoNjBhMTNuBGFzc2V0A3libG9nX3RoZWxvb2tvdXQvMjAxMTAyMTQvaW4tdXRhaC1pbW1pZ3JhbnQtcmlnaHRzLWFkdm9jYXRlLXRha2VzLWFpbS1hdC1tb3Jtb24tY2h1cmNoBHBvcwMyMARzZWMDeW5fZXh0ZW5kZWRfc3VtbWFyeV9saXN0BHNsawNpbnV0YWhpbW1pZ3I-

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