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Mexican Archbishop Francisco Moreno Barron of Tijuana and Bishop Jaime Soto of Sacramento, Calif., look on as Archbishop Jose H. Gomez of Los Angeles speaks on Oct. 30 during "Encuentro de los Obispos de Alta y Baja California" at the Diocese of San Diego pastoral center. Archbishop Gomez is vice president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. (CNS photo/Aida Bustos, Diocese of San Diego)
Politics & SocietyNews
Aida Bustos - Catholic News Service
"Alta," which means "higher" in Spanish, and "Baja" California, or "lower," were once one territory. In the 19th century, the vast area was governed first by Spain and then by Mexico.
A man holds a sign in support California's new "sanctuary state" law during 2017's annual May 1 march in downtown Los Angeles in support of immigration reform. (Picture: Molly Adams/Flickr) 
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Jim McDermott
Acting Director of ICE Thomas Homan has threatened that the state will face more ICE community activity as a result of its new sanctuary law.
Politics & SocietyEditorials
The Editors
An undocumented 10-year-old girl with cerebral palsy is not a threat to U.S. national security.
A woman holds a sign showing her support for Temporary Protected Status, or TPS, during a rally near the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Sept. 26. Bishop Joe S. Vasquez of Austin, Texas, chairman of the U.S. bishops' migration committee, told the U.S. government on Oct. 17 that current TPS recipients from El Salvador and Honduras "cannot return to safely to their home country at this time" and urged their TPS status be extended. (CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn)
Politics & SocietyNews
Dennis Sadowski - Catholic News Service
Rather than ending TPS advocates say it was time for Congress to develop a legislative plan to allow Nicaraguans, Hondurans and others to remain in the U.S. permanently.
Politics & SocietyOf Many Things
J.D. Long García
The nation has changed, once again. This time we are becoming more Latino. The demographic shift is not the future; it is the present.