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    Evangelicals and immigration reform in Orange County

    Congress is in the midst of debating a proposed bill that would grant some type of amnesty to the nation’s 11 million undocumented immigrants. Meanwhile, a different debate is happening…

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    By Avishay Artsy • Apr 30, 2013 • 1 min read

    Meanwhile, a different debate is happening in some of Orange County’s major evangelical churches. Pastors are joining other Christian leaders to push for immigration reform. But they’re finding resistance among their congregants, some of who are actually leaving their churches in protest.

    KCRW’s Steve Chiotakis spoke with Gustavo Arellano from the OC Weekly for this week’s Orange County Line.

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