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CV NEWS FEED // Bishops in Michigan issued a pastoral letter to immigrants in their state, expressing support and urging lawmakers to keep immigrants safe, promote a humane immigration system, and keep borders secure.
“We hear and empathize with families across the state who express anxiety and fear over mass deportations and harmful rhetoric that broadly demeans our immigrant brothers and sisters,” the bishops wrote. “As shepherds of our flocks, we pledge amid such uncertainty to promote through the Michigan Catholic Conference and in our respective dioceses unyielding support and respect for the human dignity of all migrant people in our midst.”
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The bishops stated that they encourage lawmakers to keep all immigrant families safe and united and for the Michigan congressional delegation to promote an immigration system that provides a pathway for citizenship.
They added that a humane immigration system is one “that also keeps borders safe and secure from criminal activity, including human trafficking and the smuggling of illegal drugs.”
“Mindful of the dire conditions from which many travel, oftentimes with children through great difficulty and despair,” the bishops continued, “we encourage you, our migrant brothers and sisters, to be strengthened by our Lord’s words ‘Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you… Do not let your hearts be troubled or afraid’ (John 14:27). Never fail to keep your faith and hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, who promises a divine kingdom that we strive to inherit and together call our true home.”
The bishops also asked for the intercession of Our Lady of Guadalupe for all of those who are suffering.
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