Washington D.C., Mar 27, 2012 / 23:22 pm
The U.S. Catholic bishops' conference asked the Supreme Court to uphold a lower court's judgment against Arizona's controversial immigration law, in an amicus brief filed on March 26.
Joined by two Protestant denominations, the bishops' conference declared its “strong interest in ensuring that courts adhere to two important goals of federal immigration law – the promotion of family unity and the protection of human dignity.”
According to the conference, “the provisions of SB 1070 at issue in this case would hinder these critical federal objectives by replacing them with the single goal of reducing the number of undocumented immigrants in Arizona at all costs.”
On April 25, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in the case of Arizona v. United States, pitting the state against the federal government over its 2010 immigration law.