In a Capitol Times Op-Ed, Arizona Interfaith Network and Stand for Children Arizona call out shameful behavior by legislators when Fr. Hunter Ruffin attempted to respectfully participate in a public committee hearing.  

January 20, 2021

Today, as our country has just inaugurated Joe Biden as our 46^th president, we will shortly receive a number of new legislative proposals and executive orders that will reflect the immediate priorities of the Biden Administration.  This will include a sweeping plan for immigration reform.  Other proposals will provide for pandemic and economic relief, with a further extension of an eviction moratorium.  We expect to see many of these announcements this afternoon.

The eviction crisis is a stark reality in the stories coming out of VIP House Meetings with immigrant families.  A recent Catholic News Service article features the story of Maria Arreola, an emerging Valley Interfaith Project (VIP) leader who has struggled to provide housing for her family since falling ill with COVID-19.  

The violent incursion at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, January 6, disrespected, demeaned, and threatened the right of every citizen who peaceably engages in the democratic process in our country.