In the family, which is a community of persons, special attention must be devoted to the children by developing a profound esteem for their personal dignity, and a great respect and generous concern for their rights. ... By fostering and exercising a tender and strong concern for every child that co...

“In migrants the Church has always contemplated the image of Christ who said, “I was a stranger and you made me welcome� (Mt 25:35). Their condition is, therefore, a challenge to the faith and love of believers, who are called on to heal the evils caused by migration and discover the plan God ...

I think one thing that liberals and conservatives can agree on is that dangerous illegal immigrants should not be allowed to roam the country freely, and that they probably ought to be deported back to their home countries or made to face justice in some manner. Such was the supposed purpose of prog...

Last week, America’s Voice posted on the the “signs” that point to comprehensive immigration reform in the upcoming year. The signs of the times point decisively to comprehensive immigration reform getting ready to move, and soon. Just what are they? President-elect Obama campaigne...

By this time next year I wish. . . . . .that the U. S. Congress will have enacted comprehensive immigration reform that would provide for the documentation of the millions of Mexican and Central American immigrants who currently work hard to keep things going in our nation without the protection and...

"The crops failed, and there was no food anywhere in the land. So Abram and his wife Sarai went to live in Egypt for a while." Genesis 12:10 + Hebrew Bible All the factors line up here, don't they? Disaster hits the economy. The crops fail. Conditions grow so severe that no food can be found. . .any...

For you nay-sayers out there who don’t believe immigration is (or should be) a top-tier issue, I have a little bit of reading for you. Not only will this issue be on the forefront of Obama’s agenda, but it intersects with almost every other issue that is at the top of the American public...

So, I'm wondering today where comprehensive immigration reform falls out on president-elect Obama's legislative agenda? No doubt, the current economic crisis will affect priorities. But then, the subject managing immigrant labor surely will play some role in any future economic recovery, at least I ...

Even though immigration was hardly mentioned during the grueling campaigns this year, it is clearly becoming a large issue for the incoming President Elect, Barack Obama. Immigrants’ rights advocates from all across the country are pressing the incoming administration to make good on its promi...

For all those who want to ‘reclaim’ conservatism let me give you a little hint - there is no need to ‘claim’ something people are rejecting at the voting booth. Obama won this election because something has soured the mood of the moderate conservatives and the optimistic yout...