Vatican newspaper: Trump’s executive orders will harm American economy
February 01, 2017
L’Osservatore Romano published a front-page op-ed piece critical of President Donald Trump’s recent executive orders that affect migrants and refugees.
Giuseppe Fiorentino, the newspaper’s vice director, argued that Trump’s actions would prove to be economically counterproductive.
“Only a very superficial analysis,” writes Fiorentino, would suggest that “combating distortions of a poorly managed globalization goes hand in hand with the closure of borders or with the construction of walls ever more high.”
Stating that “Steve Jobs was of Syrian origin,” Fiorentino discussed the contributions of immigrants to the American economy and noted the opposition to Trump’s initiatives by some corporate leaders.
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Posted by: unum -
Feb. 02, 2017 12:47 PM ET USA
It is a strange situation when Europeans in the Vatican press write articles that are critical of American immigration while Europe is crumbling, both economically and socially, from a rapid infusion of immigrants.
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Posted by: skall391825 -
Feb. 02, 2017 3:54 AM ET USA
I fear the Liberals at the Vatican and the USCCB will keep sniping and prodding Trump until they damage the symbiosis that has existed since the founding of America. Political Conservatism protects the right of the Church to operate in the public square while the Church protects Conservatism: The God-given right to life, liberty, private property, freedom of religion, subsidiarity, etc. I have no confidence Francis will stop this madness.
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Posted by: jalsardl5053 -
Feb. 01, 2017 9:45 PM ET USA
Uh, ok, and where were you when Obama, epa, et. al. etc. were busily making up regs by the bushelful virtually killing the economy? And where were you when the true, full reports on the unemployment levels number in the 93 MILLION? Ya know, it could be that corporate leaders are fully aware of the LACK of skill in our economy thanks to the giant educational bureaucracy that cares about itself rather than students.
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Posted by: Gil125 -
Feb. 01, 2017 2:45 PM ET USA
I shall get my economics from L’Osservatore when I start getting my theology from The Wall Street Journal. On second thought, the Journal does occasionally have a good piece on Catholicism. L’Osservatore...well....
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Posted by: feedback -
Feb. 01, 2017 8:24 AM ET USA
In order to save its credibility, Vatican newspaper should avoid giving lessons on economy to an American billionaire businessman who is creating thousands of jobs from the very first day when he was elected to be the President. A glimpse at the stock market should serve as a clue.
