Archbishop García-Siller keynoted “The Church in America: A Conversation on Immigration,” an event co-sponsored by America Media and the Mexican American Catholic College. Norma Pimentel, M.J., executive director of Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley and Sean Carroll, S.J., executive director of the Kino Border Initiative in Nogales, Ariz., were respondents to the archbishop’s keynote.
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J.D. Long García is a senior editor at Americaand co-author of Clericalism: The Institutional Dimension of the Catholic Sexual Abuse Crisis.
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Will the midterm elections results advance the immigration debate?
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Trump administration asks Supreme Court to fast-track cases challenging DACA
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A sculpture of the Virgin Mary is a sign of welcome on the U.S.-Mexico border
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Town hall panelists challenge church to address Latinos and Catholic education
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Humanitarian groups at U.S.-Mexico border prepare for the migrant caravan
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