Evangelical Community Made Up Of Immigrants, Says Evangelical Leader

Leith Anderson, President of the National Association of Evangelicals, says that the Evangelical Church is receiving more members who are immigrants. The president lists this as the basis for the organization's support of humanitarian immigration reform. (0:25)
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Evangelical Leader Mum On Whether Health Care Reform Should Cover Illegal Immigrants

While the National Association of Evangelical Leaders have issued a new resolution calling for compassionate immigration reform, the organization’s President, Leith Anderson, was less clear if the NAE believes the recently proposed reforms to the health care system should apply to illegal immigrants.

“The [National Association of Evangelicals] has not taken a specific position,” said NAE President Leith Anderson during a press conference Thursday. “We are not specifically espousing that undocumented immigrants be included in any health care reform.” (0:23)

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