[moonshinner_09]

Our message was clear – Hispanic Americans are a people of faith, family and religious liberty.Just in the past few days there are many posts here that say different.

[skeeter]

Sorry - being a Christian has never been an excuse to break the law.

Likewise, it has never been considered a good enough reason to be exempt from the consequences of breaking it.

And that comes straight from the Big Guy himself.

[SENTINEL]

God set the bounds of our habitation. They break the commandments not to covet by invading and using our welfare, food stamps and social security.

I agree families should not be split up. They should be deported as a unit.

[molson209]

and still ,they will never vote for the GOP

[SCHROLL]

Nope, unacceptable. Allowing the children of illegals to stay allows them to petition for their parents to come legally under present law (family reunification). Can you say backdoor amnesty?

[iowamark]

"Legal status for children, at the exclusion of the parents would be egregious"

Quite correct. No Amnesty for any illegals.

[cripplecreek]

....AND their extended families.

I’m so tired of this lie about the poor children who need legal status as if we won’t be including their families.

[CatherineofAragon]

No sympathy from me.

Any threat of families being split up is wholly the blame of the parents who came here illegally. I say, take your kids and get out.

[daivid]

So, we would be vehemently opposed to any legislative piece that legalizes children while their parents can be deported. That's anti-family, anti-Christian, anti-American. We will not accept it. Period."

The evangelical Christian pastors have spoken, and they sound like many Catholic priests and Mormon leaders.

Is there any major religious coalition against immigration reform?