Announcing that he will suspend the threat of deportation for about half of the nation rsquo s 11 million undocumented migrants President Barack Obama said ldquo our immigration system is broken and everybody knows it rdquo He could have taken out the word ldquo immigration rdquo and been ju

The possibility of an executive order by President Obama to prevent deportation of many undocumented persons while the executive order is in effect is a cause for hope Among the most sympathetic undocumented persons are students educated in the United States and you cannot help but cheer for them

A table spread with the components of Thanksgiving dinner, with the White House as a backdrop, set the scene on Nov. 19 for what will turn out to be a last-minute pitch to the president to protect some of the nation's 11 million immigrants who are in the country illegally.Shortly before the Whit

California looks poised to especially gain from President Obama rsquo s executive order on immigration to be announced in a speech tonight At 2 6 million California has the highest number of undocumented immigrants in the country According to a recent USC study over half of those immigrants hav

Obama administration moves on immigration were drawing attention and pre-emptive opposition from Republican lawmakers, who will soon control Congress when the lame duck session ends in January. President Barack Obama was poised in mid-November to unveil a series of executive actions on immigration t

Few recent episcopal appointments have attracted as much public attention as that in Chicago this week The media have had a great time contrasting the supposedly arch-conservative Cardinal Francis George with his surprise successor the barely known but arguably liberal former bishop of Spokane Bl

Students meet with members of Congress to advocate for human rights in Central America.

Migrants are among the poorest, most vulnerable people in the world, and a church committed to defending strong families must be particularly engaged in assisting migrant couples and their children, a U.S. bishop told a Vatican conference."Across the globe, 175 million migrants seek safety and

Would unilateral action lead to more sweeping executive orders under a Republican president?

With an engaging illustration of economic inequity in the United States, Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley told an audience at The Catholic University of America that the lessons he learned as a student there too often are lost in politics and policy.Principles including belief in the dignity of eve