| Toward Immigration Reform
Appleby, J Kevin
America, March 19, 2007. v196, #10, pp10-13
Immigration is one of the top issues on the agenda of the 110th U.S. Congress. Everybody is in agreement that there should be a reform in the immigration system. The Catholic Church has been actively engaged in this debate, arguing "that any just solution must legalize the status of undocumented persons already in the United States and also create legal avenues for migrant workers to enter the country safely. Opponents of comprehensive immigration reform argue vociferously against anything that looks like an amnesty. Some labor unions contend that any temporary worker program would undermine U.S. workers. With 24 Catholics in the U.S. Senate and 134 in the U.S. House of Representatives, Catholic members of Congress will play a decisive role in the immigration debate."
J. Kevin Appleby is director of policy. Migration and Refugee Services, U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.
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