US bishops’ spokesman decries ‘false narrative’ about border security
October 31, 2023
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CWN Editor's Note: The chairman of the US bishops’ committee on migration has lamented what he sees as a false narrative in discussions of border security.
Bishop Mark Seitz of El Paso dismissed the notion that “people who are fleeing to our border are a threat to us in the first place.” He opposed the idea that illegal immigrants should be sent back, saying that asylum-seekers would then be “stateless with no way to care for their family.”
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Oct. 31, 2023 11:52 AM ET USA
The noble residents of Martha's Vineyard used to have the same virtuous ideas as Bishop Seitz, but only until a busload of illegal immigrants showed up at the doorsteps of their wealthy homes needing food and accommodation. It was easy for them to make virtuous noises and feel good about themselves if they didn't have to bear any consequences or sacrifice anything.
