Kevin Appleby

We don't look at this as, 'Oh, here is a new group of Hispanics we have to compete over with read more

We don't look at this as, 'Oh, here is a new group of Hispanics we have to compete over with other faiths.

We're at a critical time in the debate and we want the American public to receive a positive message. We read more

We're at a critical time in the debate and we want the American public to receive a positive message. We don't want to do anything to create a backlash.

Unless the president can stop the political rhetoric on both sides, we will not get to conference committee.

Unless the president can stop the political rhetoric on both sides, we will not get to conference committee.

It conflicts directly with the mission of the church to assist people who come to us and are in need.

It conflicts directly with the mission of the church to assist people who come to us and are in need.

It's a natural reaction when you feel people are here outside the law, that they should be stopped or sent read more

It's a natural reaction when you feel people are here outside the law, that they should be stopped or sent back. But people need to understand greater forces are at play than a person deciding to cross a border - that in globalization, for example, labor is moving as much as capital.