Bishop encourages president to act on immigration reform
November 12, 2014
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Bishop Gerald Kicanas of Tucson encouraged President Barack Obama to take executive action on immigration reform.
“The preference would be to have a bipartisan solution, and a comprehensive solution,” he said in an interview with Crux. “But it seems as if for whatever reason there is a paralysis existing right now, and in the meantime, people are hurting, families are being separated.”
“It may be necessary for the president to step up and to act in a way that addresses the needs of families,” he added.
Bishop Kicanas also praised the appointment of Bishop Blase Cupich to Chicago and said that he saw the recent Synod of Bishops as a model for US bishops’ meetings.
“We haven’t found a way yet as a conference to really engage one another in open dialogue and in good listening, and that’s what the Holy Father asked the Synod to do,” he said. “I’d like to see that happen more in the conference.”
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Posted by: stpetric -
Nov. 12, 2014 7:21 PM ET USA
Policy-making by executive order is a bad idea. The fact that we haven't been able to find a bipartisan approach suggests that it's not yet time for major restructuring of our immigration laws. Forcing through a change in the face of significant opposition will only add to politicizing the issue.
