FROM CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE
Novena, cleansing ceremony and lobbying among plans on immigration
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- They'll be praying a novena in Chicago and conducting a religious cleansing ceremony at the Washington headquarters of the immigration enforcement agency. Elsewhere, advocates for comprehensive immigration reform will be ramping up their lobbying with members of Congress and the new administration, pushing for quick action on President-elect Barack Obama's promise to deal with the problems of immigration within his first year in office. As soon as possible they're looking for changes in the government's policies in areas such as immigrant detention; employer requirements to match workers with Social Security numbers; due process rights; household and workplace raids; and the treatment of minors and families picked up for immigration violations. Policies in those areas can be changed by Obama and his appointees heading federal agencies such as Homeland Security and the Justice Department, said Kevin Appleby, director of immigration and refugee policy for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' Migration and Refugee Services.
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