(Washington, D.C.) April 10, 2013 — Father Sean Carroll S.J., Executive Director of the Kino Border Initiative, is testifying today at an Ad-hoc Congressional Hearing. The Jesuit priest is highlighting failures to preserve family unity in the context of immigration enforcement and offering four recommendations for Congressional consideration. Click here to read the full article. … [Read more...]
Immigration hearing to focus on family unity
Father Sean Carroll S.J., Executive Director of the Kino Border Initiative, will testify with others on April 10 at an Ad-hoc Congressional Hearing. The Jesuit priest will address the human cost of the current immigration system as witnessed daily by staff and volunteers who serve at KBI's Aid Center for Deported Migrants on the Arizona—Mexico border. To read the full article click here. … [Read more...]
All They Will Call You Will Be Deportee
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...]
The Biblical Story as a Migration Story
When reading the Bible one comes across many important themes. Salvation, forgiveness, and the unconditional love of God are a few. Another would be migration. My friend Joan Maruskin wrote an article calling the Bible the “Ultimate Immigration Handbook.” Joan writes that, “The Biblical story is a migration story. The Bible is the story of the uprooted People of God seeking safety, sanctuary and refuge and the living God giving directions for welcoming the stranger. From Adam and Eve, to … [Read more...]