I have crossed deserts and climbed walls to protect my son from violence in Colombia.
Immigration
Posted inEditorials, Politics & Society
Politicians bus migrants. Catholics must welcome them.
Politicians may fear losing elections, but too many citizens seem to fear migrants and asylum seekers themselves.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
‘I was a child raising a child’: the cost of Latin American family separation—and the long journey to reunite
Though family separation at the U.S.-Mexico border has been a much-debated topic in recent years, children in Central America have long faced extended periods away from their migrant parents.
Posted inFaith, News
Cardinal Dolan meets with migrants bused by Gov. Abbott from Texas, offers scholarships to attend NYC’s Catholic schools
Cardinal Dolan, at a recent press conference, reaffirmed the Catholic Church’s commitment to aiding immigrants.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
I started working as an Afghan interpreter for the U.S. military at 16. My family still isn’t safe from the Taliban.
Though the families of former interpreters for the U.S. military are being targeted by the Taliban, there is still no established pathway for bringing them to the United States on a permanent basis.
Posted inNews Analysis, Politics & Society
The Jan. 6 riot shocked Americans. Maybe it shouldn’t have.
The us-them thinking of modern Trumpist populism is nothing new. Americans have been responding to duress with xenophobia and anti-government narratives since the country’s founding.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Pope Francis and archbishop of San Antonio pray for 50 migrants who died in apparent smuggling operation
The archbishop of San Antonio offered prayers for 46 people found dead and another 16 survivors discovered June 27 in sweltering conditions in a semi-truck. Four more later died after being taken to hospitals.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Catholic bishops condemn Boris Johnson’s plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda
“Migration is a complex issue, but it is not resolved by delegating our roles and responsibilities to other countries,” said Bishop Paul McAleenan.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Catholic humanitarian groups are a ‘lifeline’ for Haitian migrants in Mexico
“Haitians have been making their way north, trying to find a safer, more prosperous place” to work and live.
Posted inFaith, Speeches
Pope Francis: Migration is not a crisis. It is a sign of our times.
Commenting on his recent trip to Malta in his Wednesday audience, Pope Francis spoke about migration and evangelization, especially in a time of war.