Bishops must lead by example and facilitate the involvement of Catholics in supporting vulnerable immigrant families.
Immigration
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Knights of Malta: Rescuing refugees stranded at sea is a ‘mission’
ROME (CNS)—While European leaders continue to debate how to handle the influx of migrants, the head of the Order of Malta’s Italian relief corps said that search and rescue operations are a human obligation. Those who believe that rescuing countless refugees who escape war, hunger and persecution only encourages more people to make the treacherous […]
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The Editors: Threats to Deport Dreamers Are Cruel and Shortsighted
Immigration policy in the United States is dispiritingly divisive, but there is one bright line that few voters want to cross.
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Ending immigration program would harm the economy, new study says
If extensions for the migrants are not granted or the Temporary Protected Status is terminated, crucial industries would see a shortage of workers, banks would see defaults in mortgages, and government coffers would lose out on tax revenues and consumer spending.
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Catholic leaders mourn for migrants found dead inside trailer of 18-wheeler
San Antonio law enforcement officials found eight bodies inside the trailer of an 18-wheeler sitting in the parking lot of a Walmart.
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Bishops disappointed in Texas official seeking to end immigration policy
Texas bishops say they are “disappointed” by Attorney General Ken Paxton’s demand that the administration terminate DACA.
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Migrant advocates show support for border bishop’s call for solidarity
Bishop Seitz of the Diocese of El Paso made a passionate plea for others to understand the real danger that prompts migrants to leave their native lands.
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U.S. bishops urge Trump administration to preserve Obama’s DACA policies
U.S. bishops urge Trump administration “to continue administering the DACA program and to publicly ensure that DACA youth are not priorities for deportation.”
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El Paso bishop: Stop deportations until immigration is fixed
“Our border community knows the reality of a broken immigration system.”
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Nuns hear stories of tragedy as they help migrants who land in Italy
The nuns give practical help and emotional support to scores of migrants flooding Sicily’s shores. The U.N.’s International Organization for Migration said that as of July 3, more than 85,000 migrants landed in Italy this year.