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South African churches rally to help victims of xenophobic violence

By: The Catholic Post - July 1, 2008 - World/National News

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (CNS) — Hundreds of victims of xenophobic violence in South Africa are being housed in church halls in Durban as the country’s faith communities and civil society rally to help those displaced. “We’re housing more than 430 people, mostly from Zimbabwe, but also from Mozambique, Malawi, Burundi and the Democratic Republic […]

Pollsters say immigration not a top issue for voters in ’08 election

By: The Catholic Post - July 1, 2008 - World/National News

WASHINGTON (CNS) — With a sour economy, a war in its sixth year, gas prices at record levels and good health care increasingly unattainable, voters have other priorities ahead of worries about illegal immigration, pollsters say. A May voter survey found immigration to be voters’ fifth biggest concern behind those other issues, with 7 percent […]

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South African churches rally to help victims of xenophobic violence

Pollsters say immigration not a top issue for voters in ’08 election