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Space invaders: What's behind our obsession with aliens on the big and little...
Article Author: Patrick McCormick Recent films and TV series shine a light on the plight of aliens among us.Television and movie screens were chock-full of aliens this summer: scary extraterrestrials...
View ArticleThe new immigration laws
Want to know more about new state immigration laws? We’ve done the research.In the following states, immigration legislation has been proposed to:ALABAMA – HB 56 Require public schools to check the...
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Houses divided: How the new immigration laws separate families
Article Author: Alejandro Escalona New state laws and the failure of immigration reform are taking a heavy toll on children and families.Carlos Rodriguez has been receiving letters and brochures from...
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Alabama to Latino immigrants: No room at the inn
Article Author: Meinrad Scherer-Emunds In the wake of a harsh new immigration law, the popular devotions of a small Alabama parish mirror the new fears and hardships of its members.Last December’s...
View ArticlePope Benedict on immigration reform
The pope has a practice of greeting groups of bishops--usually from the same ecclesiastical district called “a metropolitan province,” like the Province of the Archdiocese of Chicago and its “suffragan...
View ArticleHispanic evangelicals and immigration reform
One hundred and fifty Protestant evangelical leaders met this week Capitol Hill in Washington to discuss compassionate immigration reform. Whether their meaning of “compassionate” would measure up to...
View ArticleA reprieve--No path to citizenship
President Barack Obama announced a new policy of the immigration status of the “Dreamers”--undocumented youths brought here at an early age by their parents--and it immediately dominated the...
View ArticleThe travails of Jeffrey Isodoro
Hispanics fault President Barack Obama’s administration for the increased pace of deportations. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) claims most of those deported are criminals or scofflaws--those...
View ArticleThe Supreme Court and Arizona’s SB1070
The mixed decision on Arizona’s immigration restrictive law SB1070 that came down from the Supreme Court last week set its advocates and opponents to claiming victory. A political cartoon depicted...
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Dream deferred: An interview with Rep. Luis Gutierrez on immigration reform
Article Author: A U.S. Catholic interview A congressman would love to see immigration reform become the top priority for the U.S. Catholic Church’s social justice agenda.Interviewing U.S....
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AZ Gov. Jan Brewer to DREAMers: We don’t want you here
Photo courtesy of WBEZBeginning yesterday, young adult Latinos who don’t possess paperwork for U.S. citizenship because their parents immigrated when they were children, were able to file applications...
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Unite our diverse church
Article Author: Miguel H. Díaz With the church at a crossroads, Catholics look to Pope Francis for guidance. Former Vatican ambassador Miguel Díaz says the new pope must embrace the church’s...
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Priest to Congress: Immigration policy violates the scriptures
This week, Jesuit Father Sean Carroll spoke to members of Congress regarding our country’s immigration policy. One of the most disturbing things about the policy, he said, is its tendency to tear apart...
View ArticlePope Francis'"Gang of Eight": Better than the Senate version?
Anyone following the U.S. immigration debate will by now be familiar with the "gang of eight" Senators, four from each party, now trying to hash out a "bipartisan" solution for the 11 or so million...
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Advising Pope Francis on the challenges ahead
Article Author: Online editorfeatured: 0Image: Site Section: ChurchContemporary IssuesTopic (work in progress): Ecumenical & Interfaith DialogueEnvironmentEthic of LifeFaith and...
View ArticleShelters along Mexican border strained by migrants returning from U.S.
Author: By David Agren Catholic News ServiceImage caption: SALTILLO, Mexico (CNS) -- Gerardo Bueso, 26, has been deported from the United States twice. He is trying a third time to reach the United...
View ArticleBill has hurdles to pass, but plans begin for immigrant legalization
Author: By Patricia Zapor Catholic News Service Image caption: ARLINGTON, Va. (CNS) -- Comprehensive immigration reform legislation barely cleared its first hurdle in Congress in May with the approval...
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I was a stranger, and you welcomed me in
The nuns are halfway through their cross-country bus tour that started in New Haven, Connecticut and will end in San Francisco, California. Their message from this time around is focused on what they...
View ArticleBishops warn against changes in immigration bill that could kill it
Author: By Catholic News Service SAN DIEGO (CNS) -- Three bishops weighed in on the ongoing congressional debate on immigration reform legislation June 10, warning against amending a Senate bill in...
View ArticleHow do you feel about the current debate surrounding immigration reform?
Author Pretext: Author: Article credits: This may not be a perfect bill, but I'm hopeful that this will be the breakthrough that we've been waiting for. 55% (12 votes) I'm cautiously optimistic, but...
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