A number of Evangelical groups who have called for immigration reform have urged President Barack Obama and the Republican-controlled Congress to work together on a plan that is fair to both immigrants and the rule of law. Obama and a number of top GOP leaders have clashed over the president's proposed executive action on immigration before the end of the year, however.
"With victories around the country this election and 2016 around the corner, Republicans now have a golden opportunity to present a clear vision on immigrants and immigration in America," said Galen Carey, vice president of government relations at the National Association of Evangelicals, in a statement to The Christian Post on Thursday.
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Earlier this year, Sojourners President Jim Wallis told The Christian Post that acting on immigration reform represents both a moral and a biblical choice. Wallis had urged Boehner to allow an immigration bill to go up for a vote before August, noting the reality that otherwise it would be unlikely to see such reform in 2014.
 
"Fixing this broken system right now is the moral test for the common good of this Congress. One man stands in the way of that. One man can fix this system, by just allowing a vote. That's Speaker John Boehner," Wallis said in May.
 
"The faith community is going to be watching John Boehner very carefully, on whether he will make a moral decision here. The Catholic Church is completely clear about this. He is a Catholic, and his bishops have been clear, the pope has been clear — it's time for John Boehner to make the right moral choice. It's time for John Boehner to listen to and obey his own Catholic Church."