ELCA NEWS SERVICE July 13, 2010 ELCA Presiding Bishop Says Time for Immigration Reform is Now 10-189-MRC CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The time has come for immigration reform in the United States, according to the Rev. Mark S. Hanson, presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). Although issues surrounding immigration are "complex and not easily resolved," the biblical witness for reform is clear, Hanson wrote in a July 13 pastoral letter to the 4.6 million-member ELCA. More http://www.elca.org/News/Releases.asp?a=4576 For information contact: John Brooks, Director (773) 380-2958 or [log in to unmask] http://www.elca.org/news Twitter: http://twitter.com/elcanews