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Religious Leaders in Texas Oppose Sensenbrenner Border Enforcement Bill

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http://www.statesman.com/news/content/news/stories/nation/02/6churchimmig.html

In polarizing debate, a bid to inject morality, humanity:  U.S. Catholic bishops campaign for immigration policy reforms By Juan Castillo

AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF [Austin, Texas], Monday, February 06, 2006

Mining the depths of what it means to be a Catholic, the Rev. John Korcsmar broached the subject of illegal immigration on a recent Sunday morning at Dolores Catholic Church in East Austin. Consider, he asked parishioners, that Jesus, Mary and Joseph were refugees fleeing King Herod’s terror.  The Gospel, Korcsmar said, illustrates church teaching that immigrants, like all people, have inherent human rights and dignity.  “I think we as Catholics have a duty to welcome the newcomer, to be open,” Korcsmar said later.Comparable messages repeated lately in Austin area parishes, and across the country, underpin a controversial new campaign by U.S. bishops urging Congress and the White House to legalize potentially millions of immigrants already in the country.

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