Archbishop Pilarczyk Issues Call to Action on Immigration

From his recent missive "They Are Blessed Who Welcome Strangers":

Immigration is a subject that should be of interest to us all. For one thing, all of us are here, enjoying the blessings of life in the United States, because we are descended from immigrants. Each family has its own story. Some of the stories are happy, some sad. But the fact remains that, if there had been no immigration somewhere in the past, we wouldn’t be here today.

...immigration should be of interest to us is because it is a human rights question. The social teaching of the church calls for ordered opportunities for immigration simply because seeking a better life and a wider spectrum of opportunities is a fundamental human right.

I therefore urge Catholics and other citizens of our area to write letters and make phone calls to our Senators asking them to reject the restrictive proposals of the House bill [H.R. 4437] and support the enlightened, comprehensive reforms of the Senate bill [S. 1033].

Click here for Sen. Mike DeWine's web page (click on "contact information" to email him).

Click here for Sen. George Voinovich's contact form.