Shifting public perceptions on immigration—often based on political rhetoric and a misunderstanding of the facts on the ground—may help explain why there has been little, if any, movement on immigration reform in Congress.
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Border apprehensions are at record highs—but they include many repeat offenders
Border Patrol officials said that the large number of expulsions during the pandemic had contributed to a higher-than-usual number of migrants making multiple border crossing attempts.
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Chile’s constitution vote raises difficult questions for Catholics about equality and abortion
Chileans will get to vote on Sunday as to whether or not to adopt a new constitution. Chilean Catholics face a document that supports some Catholic ideas of equality and community yet also codifies abortion and euthanasia.
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Popes rarely intervene in authoritarian politics. Nicaraguans want Pope Francis to make an exception.
For critics of the first Latin American pope, Francis’ recent expression of concern about the crackdown on Catholics in Nicaragua was too little too late.
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Pope Francis voices ‘worry and sorrow’ over bishop’s detention in Nicaragua
At his Sunday noon remarks, Pope Francis described his worry and sorrow for events in Nicaragua. Police have detained several Catholic clergy in the country.
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Nicaraguan police remove outspoken bishop in predawn raid. His whereabouts are unknown.
Nicaraguan police burst into Matagalpa diocesan headquarters and removed an outspoken bishop who had been under house arrest for more than two weeks.
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‘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.
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Explainer: The Catholic Church’s fraught relationship with the Nicaraguan government
For five years, the government and church of Nicaragua have been at odds over protests and state corruption.
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Detained by police inside church building in Nicaragua, Bishop Álvarez says hate must be answered with love
Bishop Álvarez, facing the threat of incarceration, maintains a message of love and hope.
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Jesuits murdered in Mexico remembered in moment of silence
“Today we are remembering the priests, the journalists, the social activists and the young people who have died violently,” Fr. Jorge Atilano González told his congregation.