wfn.org | CWS - on the temporary injunction against parts of Arizona's new immigration law

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Statement of humanitarian agency Church World Service on the temporary
injunction against parts of Arizona's new immigration law:

NEW YORK CITY, July 28, 2010--Church World Service welcomed U.S.
District Court Judge Susan Bolton's temporary injunction against the
implementation of parts of Arizona's controversial new immigration law
SB 1070, scheduled to take effect Thursday (July 29), and reiterated
its call for a federal fix of America's broken immigration system.

"While temporary and partial, Judge Bolton's injunction feels like a
small victory," said Joe Roberson, CWS Associate for Operations.
"Most importantly, it's an opportunity to re-emphasize that only fair,
humane, comprehensive federal immigration reform will fix America's
broken immigration system.  For its part, CWS will continue to press
the U.S. Congress for immigration reform that prioritizes family
unity, protects the rights of all workers, reforms inhumane detention
and deportation processes, makes the visa system efficient, and
provides a pathway to earned legal status for undocumented immigrants
now in the country."

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