Dreamers
Why Congress needs to act on immigration: It’s our nation too
By Luis Velasquez — March 11, 2021
(RNS) — I’ve opened my heart to America; I pray America will do the same for me.
Savor and strategize: The SCOTUS decision to protect DACA
By Jim Wallis and Sandy Ovalle — June 26, 2020
(RNS) — It is moments like this that remind us that change is possible and motivate us to not settle for this partial fix.
Faith groups applaud Supreme Court DACA decision
By Jack Jenkins — June 18, 2020
WASHINGTON (RNS) — ‘Today’s Supreme Court decision gives a much-needed reprieve to the many DACA recipients,’ said the Rev. Samuel Rodriguez, head of the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference. ‘ ... Yet we cannot lose sight of what’s really not working here: this was the job of Congress, not the executive or judicial branch.’
I’m a millennial Catholic activist — that shouldn’t sound strange
By Jason L. Miller — March 16, 2018
(RNS) — At a time when statistically many millennials have left the church behind because they no longer feel welcomed, I reaffirmed my decision ... to stay Catholic and to work for a church that fully promotes justice.
Dozens of nuns, other Catholics arrested advocating for immigrants
By Jack Jenkins — February 27, 2018
WASHINGTON (RNS) — 'To our leaders in Congress and in the White House, I say: Arrest a nun, not a Dreamer!' said Sister Elise Garcia of the Adrian Dominican Sisters.
Today I plan to get arrested
By Thomas Reese — February 26, 2018
(RNS) — 'My arrest will be an expression of solidarity with Dreamers who face arrest and deportation if Congress or the president does not do something to protect their legal status,' writes the Rev. Thomas Reese. (Commentary)
What would Jesus do? Help the Dreamers and secure the border
By Robert Jeffress — February 12, 2018
(RNS) — Many people — including a large segment of evangelicals — fail to grasp the God-given distinction between the church and government.
Paul Ryan faces an urgent moral challenge
By John Gehring — February 6, 2018
(RNS) — More than 100 young immigrants a day lose protection and the ability to work legally. House Speaker Paul Ryan is now the most important leader in determining their future.
Baby Jesus was a Dreamer in Egypt
By Thomas Reese — January 9, 2018
(RNS) — Christians, especially those who believe that Scripture should be the foundation of American law, should be leading the charge in support of Dreamers, refugees and other immigrants.
Christian DACA recipients dream of another Christmas in the U.S.
By Emily McFarlan Miller — December 22, 2017
(RNS) — Christians, both conservative and progressive, are pushing Congress to pass new legislation to protect Dreamers, and reminding lawmakers of the centrality of their faith.
Thank you, Steve Bannon
By Thomas Reese — September 13, 2017
(RNS) — In attacking the U.S. Catholic bishops, Steve Bannon is giving their call for immigration reform the kind of publicity they seem incapable of getting themselves.
Pope asks ‘pro-life’ Trump to rethink young migrant decision
By Nicole Winfield — September 11, 2017
ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) — Pope Francis is urging President Donald Trump to rethink his decision to end a program protecting young immigrants from deportation, saying anyone who calls himself "pro-life" should keep families together.
I can hear Jesus’ indignant response to the AGs who want to deport ‘Dreamers’
By Mark J. Seitz — July 3, 2017
EL PASO, Texas (RNS) The roles of the scribes and Pharisees are being played out again today in the campaign to end the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.
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