After Mississippi Immigration Raid, Pastor Tries To Calm Chaos

Born in Puerto Rico Pastor Velez, who voted twice for President George W. Bush, moves effortlessly between Spanish and English.
After the raid, he found himself at the center of a crisis. Velez became not only a shoulder to cry on, and the dispenser of checks underwriting families' grocery and utility bills, but also the organizer of a significant food drive, as well as an all-around advisor and translator. Full Story »

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4.3
by Sandip Roy - Oct. 17, 2008

This profile of a pastor in Laurel, Mississippi highlights the growing role of the church in the immigrant rights struggle.

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