"The government is trying to tell us what we can or can’t do in terms of works of mercy, works of charity, which are fundamental to our faith," says Father Tom Ackerman of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Birmingham.

"The [Mormon] church has become a worldwide church and its interests now extend far beyond Utah, and it has to meet the expectations of its worldwide audience," says Ron Mortensen, founder of the Utah Coalition on Illegal Immigration.

"There are moments when we must challenge the laws of society," says Bishop Minerva Carcano of the United Methodist Church's Desert Southwest Conference.

Gerald Kicanas, bishop of the Roman Catholic diocese of Tucson, says Arizona's new immigration law is not a solution to our broken immigration system, and the dignity of migrants needs to be respected.

Meat is kosher if it has been prepared according to Jewish law and certified so by a rabbi. But what if the plant managers were accused of unfair labor practices?

With Congress unable to agree on immigration law reform, many local governments are trying to act on their own to discourage illegal immigrants from settling in their towns. Some say that's just protecting their communities, but others call it racism.