Immigrant Rights

Migrant Way of the Cross

October 10, 2008

Abridged from “The Way of the Cross of the Migrant Jesus,” by Gioacchino Campese, CS, Centro de Pastoral Migratoria Scalabrini. Copies available from Libros Liguori. Graphics by Cesar Barredo. FIRST STATION: Mary and Joseph Flee to Egypt Matthew 2:13-15: When they had departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a...
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Faith-Based Principles for Immigration Reform

October 10, 2008

We come together as communities of faith and people of conscience to express our indignation and sadness over the continued death of hundreds of migrants attempting to cross the US – Mexico border each year. We believe that such death and suffering diminish us all. We share a faith and a moral imperative that...
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A Migrant Caravan for Justice

October 10, 2008

By ROBERTO RODRIGUEZ Column of the Americas – Spring 2006   A march and caravan of justice departs from San Diego this week. It’s destination: the nation’s capital. It’s goal: To bring about a humane solution to immigration. Not a moment too soon. In close to 35 years of writing on immigration related issues,...
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