The Kino Border Initiative urges the Senate, House, and President to quickly pass and sign legislation to reopen the government and ensure that federal workers, including many in our community in southern Arizona, receive the pay that they deserve. However, as a Catholic and Jesuit institution, the Kino Border Initiative believes that resolution of the shutdown should not come at the expense of our moral and religious imperative to maintain family unity and protect vulnerable individuals fleeing … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2019
The Kino Border Initiative: 2018 in Review
Throughout an eventful, often challenging, 2018, the KBI was more active than ever at the border and beyond. Here are some of the highlights of the year as well as important immigration news. January In his message for the 104th World Day of Migrants and Refugees, Pope Francis focused on “welcoming, protecting, promoting, and integrating migrants and refugees,” a theme the KBI emphasized over the course of the year. Temporary Protected Status (TPS) was rescinded for nearly 200,000 … [Read more...]
Tere’s Story: Accompaniment Among Migrants
Amidst the suffering endured by migrants who are apprehended, detained, and deported, a deep bond of common experience and common humanity is forged, and many a migrant story includes touching details of kind strangers, helpful advice, and shared resources. Every day, the KBI encounters people who, despite their own pain and untenable circumstances, offer sustenance and solidarity to others. Tere is one of them. Deported to Nogales, Sonora after decades of living in Phoenix, Tere … [Read more...]
Call to Action: Support Humane Immigration Policy
Call to Action: Support Humane Immigration Policy At the time of this writing, the U.S. government is experiencing the longest shutdown in its history. We at KBI are concerned about the well-being of federal workers and are advocating for the government to reopen, but not at the expense of the rights and dignity of individuals at the border. So please join us in contacting your lawmakers about our funding priorities for 2019. In addition to putting forth sensible, humane immigration … [Read more...]
KBI Media Report: December 2018-January 2019
KBI Media Report: December 2018–January 2019 Our media report this month is one that reveals the far-reaching impact of U.S. immigration policies on migrant families, in the U.S. and in their countries of origin, as they cope with the traumatic aftermath of extended detention, court delays, and most tragically, the death of a child. Family Separation Update: As immigrant children, forcibly taken from their parents at the U.S.–Mexico border last year, are reunited with their parents, the … [Read more...]