Archbishop Gomez called the USA Act a “good-faith compromise.”

Cardinal Donald W. Wuerl said the concept of race is not a biological reality, but a social construct.

Bishops call the policy dangerous and unwise and urge the administration to be more welcoming to migrants trying to enter the United States.

“The rule to follow in all cases,” the reflection says of family ministry, “is the love and mercy of the Lord.”

The divergence in Texas might be viewed as a microcosm of the national debate over what it means to be pro-life.

“Now is the time to pass legislation that enables the Dreamers to become citizens and full contributing members of our society,” said Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles.