A three-day conference on issues faced by Catholic advocates of comprehensive immigration reform is scheduled for Jan. 11-13 in Salt Lake City.

The conference is sponsored by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and the Catholic Legal Immigration Network. The conference’s title, “Immigration—A 50-State Issue: A Focus on State and Local Immigration Initiatives,” reflects the USCCB’s position that immigration is a federal issue, said Bishop John C. Wester of Salt Lake City.