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New
Catholic Initiatives on Immigration Target Obama Administration
In the next four weeks organizers will sponsor interfaith events in more than 18 cities, many of which have a strong Dominican presence, such as Providence, Houston, Las Vegas, Phoenix, Los Angeles, San Francisco, etc. President Obama supports the passage of comprehensive immigration reform and promised during the campaign to move on this issue during his first year in office. U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has stated that he expects immigration reform to be taken up by the Senate by the end of 2009, and Senators John McCain and Mel Martinez, both Republicans, have publicly stated that immigration reform should move forward and that Republicans should support it. The Catholic Church has historically held a
strong interest in immigration and how public policy affects
immigrants seeking a new life in the United States. Based
on Scriptural and Catholic social teachings, as well as her own
experience as an immigrant Church in the United States, the Catholic
Church is compelled to raise her voice on behalf of those who
are marginalized and whose God-given rights are not respected. |
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CHICAGO, IL March 6, 2009 --- In
response to the devastating impact that current immigration
laws have had on so many families, Congressman Luis Gutierrez of
Illinois, together with the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, has
organized a national effort to gather testimonies in the form of
petitions from U.S. citizens and permanent residents about how
they themselves have suffered.