My father, a first generation Mexican-American, is fond of saying, “America doesn’t just have an immigration problem – it has an assimilation problem.” As a public…
The “we” in the title can refer to two groups: Americans and Catholics. Americans, particularly those of a more conservative bent, tend to view immigration with…
The US Bishops have announced a sensible principle with respect to immigration reform–one wonders if they consider the implications of this principle for other issues. As…
My earlier post spawned a flurry of comments that all offered similar criticisms. To paraphrase the most common: “Legal immigration is fine; it’s illegal immigration that we need to…
Forgive me for venturing again into the immigration debate, but it seems (judging by combox discussions) that I haven’t made my point clearly enough in my…
The controversy over efforts at immigration reform continues. One of the latest strands involves the Heritage Foundation’s report claiming that the Gang of 8 bill will…
The celebration of Pentecost is a perfect occasion to think about the history–and the future–of the United States as a nation of immigrants. Like the crowd…
The American Catholic bishops are taking a serious interest in immigration reform legislation being worked on in Congress. Although many of the bishops have spoken on…