{"id":715,"date":"2013-04-18T15:00:07","date_gmt":"2013-04-18T20:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/advocacy\/?p=715"},"modified":"2014-05-28T20:03:36","modified_gmt":"2014-05-29T01:03:36","slug":"advocating-for-compassionate-and-comprehensive-immigration-reform","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/advocacy\/advocating-for-compassionate-and-comprehensive-immigration-reform\/","title":{"rendered":"Advocating for compassionate and comprehensive immigration reform"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This week, several ELCA bishops, pastors and leaders were in Washington, D.C., for the Lutheran Immigration Leadership Summit, hosted by our partners at Lutheran Immigration Refugee Service. The group visited more than 100 offices on Capitol Hill and the White House, advocating for compassionate and comprehensive immigration reform.<\/p>\n<p>To read more about the summit, check out Linda Hartke\u2019s (the president and CEO of Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service) blog by <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.lirs.org\/immigration-reform-2013-lutheran-leaders-climb-capitol-hill-to-advocate-for-reform\/?utm_source=Twitter&amp;utm_campaign=Immigration\">clicking here<\/a> or on the photograph\u00a0below.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_716\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.lirs.org\/immigration-reform-2013-lutheran-leaders-climb-capitol-hill-to-advocate-for-reform\/?utm_source=Twitter&amp;utm_campaign=Immigration\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-716\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-716 \" alt=\"The Rev. Michael Wilker and Bishop of the ELCA Metropolitan Washington, D.C. Synod, the Rev. 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