The Christian Right and Anti-Immigrant Politics

A new report released by Political Research Associates analyzes the conditions that have given rise to a battle that is pitting the Christian Right against undocumented immigrants. Basing their crusade on the principle that the United States was founded as a Christian country, the new breed of Christian Right voters maintain that those who stand in contrast to so-called established "American" beliefs pose a threat to Christian ideology, and that the deportation of undocumented immigrants is consistent with Christian doctrine. Tarso Luis Ramos is the Research Director for Political Research Associates, the Boston-based progressive think tank that released the report. Ramos says that the Christian Right has only recently begun demonizing undocumented immigrants.

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