The Cabrini Pledge invites Catholics to pray, reflect, and act on behalf of migrants, writes Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio, guided by St. Frances Xavier Cabrini and Catholic social teaching.
Walking With Migrants
The Effects of Mass Deportations On the Labor Market in America
For the past 40 years, undocumented immigration has been fueled by a lack of legal avenues for immigrant workers to fill critical jobs in the economy and a failure by Congress to reform the system to create more of those avenues.
How Public Opinion Can Have an Influence on Migration Policies
There are better solutions to the present situation than mass deportations. We need entry-level immigrant workers in the labor market to fill essential jobs, which has always been the American way.
Self-Deportation: Is it a Trap, Repatriation, or Deportation?
The recent offer of self-deportation assistance by the Department of Homeland Security is a first for our nation, but it replicates the practice of many anti-immigrant countries.
The Impact DOGE Cuts Are Having on Migrants and Refugees
The funding cuts initiated by the current administration, launched by the new and powerful Department of Government Efficiency, have indiscriminately affected many vital programs, especially those that impact migrants and refugees.
Addressing Unnecessary Human Suffering: Migration Today
In the more than 30 articles I have written in the last three years, I have spoken from the perspective of a person with a Ph.D. in social work, concentrating on the study of migration.
Forming Your Conscience Heading Into the 2024 Election
On his return to Rome from Southeast Asia, Pope Francis was asked about whom he would vote for in the U.S. election. First, the Holy Father said he does not vote in U.S. elections, and then said, “Both are against life. The one who kicks out migrants and the one who kills children. In general, it has been said that not to vote is bad, it is not good. You should vote. You should choose the lesser evil. Who is the lesser evil, that man or that woman? I do not know. Everyone should think in conscience and vote.”
Understanding Why Immigration Is a Critical Voting Issue This Year
Now that the slate for president and vice president has been firmed up by both parties, the issue of immigration certainly is paramount in their presentations. Even more so is the media spending being done on the issue of immigration.
New Study on Catholic Attitudes on Migrants, Immigration, & Refugees
The Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA), affiliated with Georgetown University, last month published a study on Catholic attitudes toward immigration, migrants, and refugees. It is a significant study, not just about attitudes on migrant issues but also about Catholic attitudes on other social issues. Catholic social teaching has been a concerted effort of the Church to apply moral teaching to everyday life issues.
Do You Commemorate or Observe an Anniversary? It Depends on the Event
Do you commemorate or observe an anniversary? It all depends on how you see it, either as a positive or a negative event. This is the very case that we have today with the anniversary of the 1924 Immigration Act, which severely curtailed immigration from Southern and Eastern European countries as well as Asian nations.