The Catholic Church acknowledges and supports the right of nations to control their borders and to enforce their laws.
J. Kevin Appleby
J. Kevin Appleby is a senior fellow at the Center for Migration Studies of New York and the former director of migration policy for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.
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How Pope Francis focuses world attention on migrants
A hallmark of Pope Francis’ papacy has been his ability to focus the attention of the church and the world on human beings who live on the margins of society. In no area has he accomplished this more profoundly and effectively than in defending the rights of persons on the move—immigrant
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Welcome the Stranger
Missing from most of the national immigration debate has been the humanitarian aspects of the migration phenomenon.
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Lost Nation: The plight of five million displaced Iraqis
One of the least reported stories of the Iraq war is the story of the humanitarian crisis it has spawned. While the media have covered the military debates, the fighting, the lives of soldiers and the politics surrounding the war, they have left largely untold the stories of close to five million di
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Toward Immigration Reform
As the 110th U.S. Congress convened, with great expectations of bipartisan cooperation, one of the top items on its ambitious legislative agenda was immigration. For several years the nation has debated the controversial issue, with all sides in agreement that the immigration system should be reform