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Immigration
Posted inPolitics & Society, The Weekly Dispatch
Catholic migration experts on Trump’s plan to end birthright citizenship: ‘an affront to human dignity’
“It’s a cruel policy because if it were adopted, it would impact children mostly. It would impact future generations, and, as is consistent with his theme, it divides people. It would divide our country even further.”
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Mass deportation is antithetical to the Gospel
If Catholics don’t stand up for immigrants, we cannot truly evangelize.
Posted inInterviews, Politics & Society
What the head of Jesuit Refugee Service USA hopes for the Trump administration
Ahead of Donald J. Trump’s inauguration on Jan. 20, Zac Davis and Ashley McKinless spoke with Kelly Ryan, the president of Jesuit Refugee Service USA, about her 30 years of experience working with refugees, asylum seekers and migrants.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
US bishops’ president calls Trump orders on migration, death penalty ‘deeply troubling’
Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio expressed grave concern over the wave of new executive orders on immigration, the environment and the death penalty.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Donald Trump sworn in as 47th president, pledging crackdown on U.S.-Mexico border
In his address, Trump confirmed his plans to sign a series of executive orders on Day One, including declaring a national emergency at the U.S.-Mexico border, shutting down “illegal entry,” and beginning “the process of returning millions and millions of criminal aliens back to the places from which they came.”
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Immigrants in Chicago brace for expected Trump deportation arrests
“The reports being circulated of planned mass deportations targeting the Chicago area are not only profoundly disturbing but also wound us deeply,” Cardinal Blase Cupich said Sunday during a visit to Mexico City
Posted inFaith, Podcasts
Podcast: Refugees, Trump and the duty of Catholics
On “Jesuitical” this week, Zac and Ashley chat with Kelly Ryan, the president of Jesuit Refugee Service USA, about her 30 years of experience working with refugees and migrants—with an eye to the second Trump administration.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
Review: Examining the sanctuary movement at an important political moment
By centering the voices and experiences of Latina/o sanctuary leaders in ” Sanctuary People: Faith-Based Organizing in Latina/o Communities,” Gina M. Pérez presents sanctuary as both a sacred and secular reality.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
When migrants struggled to find housing in my city, my spiritual training was put to the test
It’s time for a global discernment. This starts with examining ourselves and then taking a long, hard look at the global realities and local realities we might not want to see.