Despite the looming threat of deportation, Mirna continues to look ahead.
Immigration
Posted inArts & Culture, Film
What Martin Scorsese can teach us about our immigration debate
“Gangs of New York” reminds us that for as long as the United States has been a nation of immigrants, it has been infected by xenophobia.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
As more Dreamers lose protection, Catholic leaders say Congress must act on DACA
More than 22,000 undocumented immigrants brought to the United States as children are already subject to deportation, and Congress seems no closer to finding a solution.
Posted inFaith, News
Iowa bishop brings greeting from Pope Francis to ICE detention center
Bishop Pates heard a cry for help in the detention center. After he left, he called on Congress to pass the DREAM Act.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
A Catholic’s immigration wish list
The Trump administration has made clear its principles on immigration; Catholics should answer with a list of ways to reform the system with fairness and humanity.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Mother of three Dreamers holds fast on Hill for passage of DREAM Act
Alvarez, a parishioner of Incarnation Sagrado Corazon in Minneapolis, traveled to Washington with a group of leaders from the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis to speak with congressional leaders, then stayed behind to carry out the fast.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Sweden’s Catholic minority shows how the church can thrive in secular society
Sweden is one of the few countries in Europe where the Catholic Church is growing, a shift largely due to refugees and immigrants arriving in the predominantly Lutheran and increasingly secular country.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
We don’t need to reinvent the wheel for humane migration policy, we need to get it rolling
The good news is that the 193 United Nations member states have unanimously agreed to develop a new Global Compact on Safe, Regular and Orderly Migration, one that incorporates the goals of Pope Francis.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Court allows travel ban to be implemented as legal challenges continue
The Supreme Court’s order means that the Trump administration can fully carry out the ban — which is now in its third iteration.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
U.S. bishops urge Trump to reconsider withdrawal from U.N. migration compact
The United States has removed itself from another international dialogue aimed at tackling a complex international challenge—migration.