2014 National Migration Conference

Immigration reform legislation might be in play in the House of Representatives THIS summer. The activity in the House could occur sometime around early July.

Please consider attending the 2014 National Migration Conference in Washington, D.C. on July 7-10.

An advocacy day will take place during the conference and your participation can make the difference in the passage of immigration reform legislation.

Register before Feb. 28 and receive the early bird conference registration rate.

For conference information and registration go here.

Migration-Refugee Service (MRS)/Justice for Immigrants (JFI) has a limited number of conference scholarships available. Please contact JFI staff directly for more information about scholarships or the conference.

The 2014 National Migration Conference (NMC) is a gathering hosted by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Migration and Refugee Services (USCCB/ MRS), the Catholic Legal Immigration Network (CLINIC), and Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA). The NMC is intended to build the capacity of the Catholic Church and society to advance the life and dignity of the human person in our work with immigrants, migrants, refugees, unaccompanied migrant children, victims of human trafficking, and other vulnerable people on the move.

The purpose of this conference is to:

  • to share and apply Catholic Social Teaching on migration;
  • to share information on domestic and international issues affecting the life and dignity of immigrants, migrants, refugees, trafficking victims and other vulnerable people on the move;
  • to prepare and organize participants to carry the message on these migration issues both to Congress in Washington, D.C., and to constituencies and political leaders in their own communities;
  • to deepen the capacity of diocesan and parish leaders to serve, minister to, and advocate for immigrants, migrants, refugees, trafficking victims, and other people on the move by providing skill-building workshops, and by sharing strategies, best practices, materials and activities that are useful at the local level;
  • to gather in the context of the Catholic social tradition to teach, pray, and celebrate the work and accomplishments of our networks.