Dear President Bush and Members of Congress:

We are writing to you as non-partisan Hispanic Evangelical leaders and churches who are concerned about the issue of immigration and the current polarization of our society. Accordingly, the lack of passage of Comprehensive Immigration Reform legislation has created a reality where our Borders are yet fully secured and the immigrant families a long with the entire Hispanic American community find ourselves facing racial profiling, discrimination and a hostile ethnically polarized environment not seen since the days prior to the successes of the Civil rights movement.
Cities across America are beginning to pass ordinances that in essence legalize racial profiling and place the Latino community in an unnecessary defensive posture. We urge you to pass comprehensive immigration reform. The current state of immigration in this country is a complex situation; nevertheless, we as Americans have the intellectual wherewithal, the political acumen and the spiritual fortitude to reconcile the principles of law and order with a pathway to citizenship for those that seek to live the American Dream.

The National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference (NHCLC) which is the National Hispanic Association of Evangelicals hereby joins with the National Hispanic Christian Coalition for Comprehensive Immigration Reform and other key Latino Evangelical leaders in a call to our Federal Government to unite our Nation and pass Comprehensive Immigration Reform. As the sister organization of the National Association of Evangelicals, we serve approximately 14.5 Million Hispanic Americans in issues that pertain to the family, immigration, economic mobility, education, political empowerment, and spiritual/moral enrichment. We are all, the NHCLC and partners, wholeheartedly committed to assist in the threading of the Hispanic American narrative. Our desire is for every Latino in America to become a productive citizen, master both the English and Spanish languages, embrace the core values of the American idea and realize the American Dream.

The Hispanic Church in America calls upon President George W. Bush and members of Congress to finally pass and sign into law legislation that will protect our borders, put an end to all illegal immigration, create a market driven guest worker program and facilitate avenues by which the millions of families already in America that lack the legal status can earn such status in a manner that reflects the Judeo Christian Value system this nation was founded upon. Let us protect our borders, protect all our families and thus, protect the American dream.

Rev. Samuel Rodriguez Jr, President, National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference Rev. Mark V. Gonzales, President, Hispanic Coalition for Comprehensive Immigration Reform, Public Policy Liaison, National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference

Endorsements of National Evangelical Organizations, Churches & Leaders:

Rev. Felix Posos, Superintendent Emeritus, Assemblies of God, NPLAD, Chairman NHCLC Rev. Samuel Rodriguez Jr, President, National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference Dr. Albert Reyes, President, Baptist University of The Americas, Texas Baptist Convention Dr. Gilbert Velez, Senior Pastor Mercy Church, Laredo, Texas. VP, Public Policy, National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference Dr. Angel Nunez, Senior Vice President, National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference Dr. Sergio Navarrette, Assemblies of God Superintendent, California, Nevada Dr. David Lazo, World Harvest Churches Dr. David Espinoza, Trinity Church, San Fernando, Ca. Vice Chair, National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference