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March 27, 1996

Episcopal Voices Join Protest Against Proposed Congressional Restrictions on Refugees

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Episcopal News Service

[Episcopal Groups Protest...]
Episcopal Groups Protest Restrictive Immigration Bills. A refugee using the false name of Manuel Ortiz covers his face to protect his family in Guatemala as he describes his experience applying for asylum in the United States at a press conference called by religious groups in Tucson, Arizona. The Protestant, Catholic and Jewish groups were protesting restrictions on immigration proposed in bills before Congress. At left is Marcy Jaynes, asylum rights attorney with Tucson Ecumenical Council Legal Assistance (TECLA). Episcopal Migration Ministries has joined other church-based immigration groups to lobby for changes in the bills. (Episcopal News Service photo by Episcopal Peace Fellowship)