The crops are all in and the peaches are rotting, The oranges are piled in their creosote dumps; They're flying 'em back to the Mexico border To pay all their money to wade back again Goodbye to my Juan, goodbye, Rosalita, Adios mis amigos, Jesus y Maria; You won't have your names when you ride the big airplane, All they will call you will be "deportees" (Lyrics to “Deportee”by Woody Guthrie A report with staggering numbers was released on February 1, 2013. It reported that between the …Read More
US Jesuit Network Reiterates Call for Comprehensive and Humane Immigration Reform
U.S. Jesuit Network Welcomes Bi-Partisan Action for Immigration Reform, Reiterates Call to Address the Broken Immigration System The U.S. Jesuit Conference, the Jesuit Refugee Service/USA and the Kino Border Initiative welcome the framework for comprehensive immigration reform released yesterday by a bi-partisan group of Senators. Likewise, we were encouraged by President Obama’s remarks in Las Vegas, Nevada today calling for a “commonsense” approach to swiftly address an “out-of-date and …Read More
Third Annual Phoenix Dinner!
Our third annual Phoenix dinner is just around the corner! If you would like to attend or to learn more about the event please click on the following link to view the invitation: KBI 2013 Invitation If you have difficulty using PayPal, please contact Luisa Ledford at (520) 869-6368. Click on the drop down menu below to learn about sponsorship levels and to purchase a ticket: TICKETS & SPONSORSHIP LEVELS SUPPORTER (1 Ticket for Event): $250.00 USD FRIEND (1 Ticket + …Read More
National Migration Week
National Migration Week 2013 will be held from January 6-12 with a primary theme of “We are Strangers No Longer: Our Journey of Hope Continues.” This year's National Migration Week observance and theme commemorate the 10th anniversary of the historic joint pastoral letter of the United States and Mexico bishops conferences, Strangers No Longer: Together on the Journey of Hope. The observance of National Migration Week was begun over a quarter century ago by the Catholic Bishops to provide …Read More
The Economic Contribution of the Immigrant
Returning to our Immigration 101 course, the topic for this blog post is, “Do immigrants help or hurt the economy?” Another way of asking this question is, “Are new immigrants a burden on the country or do they make an economic (as well as other types of) contribution.” Before we take a look at the economic data, I thought that this study by the Pew Research Center was interesting. It found that the majority of white evangelicals, about 60%, believe that immigrants are a burden on the …Read More
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