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Faith-Based Perspectives

Immigration OnPoint

How do different faith communities view immigration? How can we respond to immigration debates from a faith-based perspective? This section provides materials and perspectives from the faith community on immigration and related topics.

Pope Benedict XVI Calls for Compassion For America’s Newcomers. Rep. Tancredo and Lou Dobbs Issue Responses (Immigration Policy Center – April 2008) - Includes comments made by Pope Benedict XVI during his first trip to the United States in April 2008, where he emphasized the importance of treating immigrants in the U.S. in dignified and humane manner. Also includes anti-immigrant reactions to Pope Benedict’s comments.

A House Divided: Why Americans of Faith are Concerned about Undocumented Immigrants (Christians for Comprehensive Immigration Reform) - The immigration debate has become divisive and hate-filled to a degree that undermines Christian and civic values. Christians have a responsibility to bring our core values of love, mercy and justice back into the debate, to unite our communities, to bridge deepening divides, and to be a source of healing and reconciliation.

Scriptural Passages About Migration (U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops) - Scriptural Passages About Migration Compiled by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.

Clarity in Numbers: Addressing population concerns and restrictionist proposals for immigration reform (Church World Service) - This document contains accurate facts and figures about immigrants and immigration in the U.S., in an effort to return clarity and accuracy to the immigration reform debate.

Related

- Interfaith Statement in Support of CIR (2006)
- HIAS: Policy Resolutions
- Christians for Comprehensive Immigration Reform

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