(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
Immigration Awareness Week: Guest Lecture by West Cosgrove
Immigration Awareness Week: West Cosgrove, Director of Education at the Kino Border Initiative, will give a border context talk based on his decades of experience working on the U.S-Mexico border in El Paso/Juarez and Nogales, Sonora. For more information click here. …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by President Obama’s remarks in Las Vegas, Nevada today calling for a “commonsense” approach to swiftly address an “out-of-date and …Read More