Sunday, October 27, 2013

Archbishop Cordileone advocates comprehensive immigration reform



Referring to Pope Francis’s homily in Lampedusa, Italy, after the shipwreck of hundreds of would-be immigrants died, Archbishop Cordileone writes,

It is particularly ironic that here in the United States – a nation comprised nearly exclusively of immigrants – we so often refuse to weep for the destruction of family life and economic exploitation that result from our current broken immigration system.  To allow a rising culture of indifference to blind us to the plight of those who come to this country wanting something to support their families amounts to nothing less than a repudiation of the unique legacy that belongs to the United States of America.

The Archbishop urges Bay Area Catholics to contact your Congressional representatives to urge them to pursue comprehensive immigration reform…  [F]or more information on Catholic teaching on immigration reform, and on identifying your Congressional representatives, go to www.justiceforimmigrants.org.  

See also the US Conference of Catholic Bishops’ page devoted to Migration and Refugee Services, http://www.usccb.org/about/migration-and-refugee-services/index.cfm. 

The complete text of the Archbishop’s letter can be found in the church vestibule.

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