Cardinal Tobin: "Closing borders and building walls are not rational acts.... Mass detentions and wholesale deportation benefit no one; such inhuman policies destroy families and communities."

"We can protect our citizens and, at the same time, we can welcome newcomers," said Dominican Sister Donna Markham.

"Any migrant that arrives at the Mexican-U.S. border will be required to hire the services of organized crime," Sister Leticia said.

"We will continue to support and stand in solidarity with immigrant families."

President Trump's actions in defense of the unborn are welcome, his proposals for immigration reform are ill conceived and divisive.