Articles by Ruth Melkonian-Hoover

Christian Conflict and Consensus in the Immigration Debate

Vol. 9, No. 1 (Spring 2011)

Ruth Melkonian-Hoover Wednesday, 16 February 2011

American Christianity already plays a central role in the lives of many millions of immigrants in the United States, and it can and should contribute constructively to the urgent need for practical improvements in US immigration policy. [FREE]

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The Politics of Religion and Immigration

Vol. 6, No. 3 (Fall 2008)

Ruth Melkonian-Hoover Monday, 1 September 2008

The next president needs to implement immigration reform. Data provide a nuanced picture of religious perspectives, but the balance of religious opinion decidedly supports immigrant-friendly measures.

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