Dallas Clergy Debate Church Role in "Assimilating" Immigrants
Dallas Morning News
February 16, 2011
DALLAS - Faced with a large number of immigrant families. The Dallas Morning News asks clergy, "Do religious organizations have a moral responsibility to help assimilate so many Latino families into American society, particularly those who are recent immigrants? If not, why not? If so, in what ways should churches help families assimilate?" In Texas, for example, Latinos now make up the largest population group in Dallas and Harris counties, which are the state's largest metro areas and among the top 10 population centers in the U.S. Latinos do not yet constitute a majority of Texas' population, but all indications are that Latinos are driving the state's growth. Latinos are estimated to account for 85 percent of the 4.5 million increase in Texas' population over the last decade. [link]
February 16, 2011
DALLAS - Faced with a large number of immigrant families. The Dallas Morning News asks clergy, "Do religious organizations have a moral responsibility to help assimilate so many Latino families into American society, particularly those who are recent immigrants? If not, why not? If so, in what ways should churches help families assimilate?" In Texas, for example, Latinos now make up the largest population group in Dallas and Harris counties, which are the state's largest metro areas and among the top 10 population centers in the U.S. Latinos do not yet constitute a majority of Texas' population, but all indications are that Latinos are driving the state's growth. Latinos are estimated to account for 85 percent of the 4.5 million increase in Texas' population over the last decade. [link]