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LA Cardinal, Ariz. Senator Spar Over Immigration

By Scott MartelleApr 22nd 2010 – 3:44PM
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LOS ANGELES (April 22) -- A controversial Arizona law targeting illegal immigrants has sparked a war of words between an Arizona legislator and Los Angeles Cardinal Roger Mahony, who on Sunday decried a scenario under the pending legislation of "reverting to German Nazi and Russian Communist techniques whereby people are...

Background on Cardinal Roger Mahony

Roger Michael Mahony KGCHS (born February 27, 1936) is an American cardinal and retired prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Los Angeles from 1985โ€“2011. Before his appointment as Los Angeles archbishop, he served as Auxiliary Bishop of Fresno from 1975โ€“1980 and as Bishop of Stockton from 1980โ€“1985.

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