Nov. 13: Immigration call-in day to Congress
November 13, the feast of St. Frances Cabrini, will be the date of a national call-in day to the U.S. Congress, urging them to take action for just and humane immigration reform.
Migration
Maryknoll missioners have worked with migrants and people on the move for decades. They have served Burmese refugees in Thailand, Filipino and Thai workers all over Asia, Burundian and Rwandan refugees in East Africa, and have accompanied Guatemalans, who, after years in Mexico, returned home to start anew in a more peaceful country. Our faith compels us to stand in solidarity with migrants.
In the United States, we are profoundly affected by the contribution of migrants in our society, and we have a responsibility to treat them, like all the rest of God’s creation, with dignity and respect. Maryknoll missioners work in ministries serving migrants on the U.S.-Mexico border. In our work on U.S. migration policy, we focus on access to asylum and humanitarian protection, refugee aid and resettlement, and access to citizenship.
Maryknoll Joint Leadership Statements on Migration: Toward Global Solidarity (2006) and Statement on the Migrant Caravan (2018)
Policy Brief: Justice for Immigrants and Refugees in U.S. Policy
Immigration: Call-in day; November webinars
The following appeared in the November-December 2013 issue of NewsNotes.
March for immigrant dignity, respect
Nationwide events starting on October 5 will culminate in a rally in Washington, D.C. on October 8, calling for dignity and respect for immigrants.
The Trails: Immigration, detention centers, and lost children
Written by Gabriela Romeri (writer/editor with Revista Maryknoll), Chelsey Clammer and Rae Bryant, and published originally on The Doctor T. J. Eckleburg Review website.
Immigration reform: 40 days of prayer, fasting, and advocacy
People of faith across the country will engage in constant prayer, fasting and expansive action for 40 days starting when Congress returns from recess on September 9 and lasting until October 18.
Interfaith Immigration Coalition grassroots webinar
Interfaith Immigration Coalition Grassroots Webinar: Fast Action for Immigration Reform InitiativeMonday, July 29, 4 pm (Eastern) Right now is a pivotal moment in the movement for immigration reform. As people of faith, we must engage our communities in prayerful action in solidarity with those whose lives are directly impacted by our unjust immigration policies, and…
Nuns on the Bus immigration briefing
Attend the July 24 briefing on immigration presented by Nuns on the Bus.
Ask your rep to attend the Nuns on the Bus immigration briefing
Nuns on the Bus will hold a Congressional briefing on immigration on July 24 — urge your member of Congress to attend.
18th Sunday of Ordinary Time
Fr. John Northrup wrote this reflection in 2010; it is also published in A Maryknoll Liturgical Year (Year C), available from Orbis Books.
Immigration: Senate passes flawed bill
On June 27, the U.S. Senate passed S. 744, the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act.
12th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Fr. Jack Northrup is a Maryknoll missioner serving in El Salvador.
Nuns on the Bus for immigration reform
Learn more about NETWORK’s Nuns on the Bus summer tour, highlighting the need for humane and just immigration reform.
Judiciary Committee passes immigration bill; now moves to Senate floor
The following update is from our colleagues with the Interfaith Immigration Coalition.
Counter anti-immigrant advocacy
Speak out in support of humane immigration reform; don’t allow anti-immigrant voices to dominate the conversation.
Demand justice for Mexican teen killed by U.S. Border Patrol
No More Deaths has circulated the following alert to respond to the death of 16-year old José Antonio Elena Rodriguez.
Justice for Immigrants Advocacy Day
The USCCB’s Justice for Immigrants campaign will host an advocacy event in Washington, DC, May 20-21.
Send e-postcard to Congress for immigration reform
Send this electronic postcard your U.S. senators and representatives asking that they pass just and compassionate immigration reform legislation in the 113th Congress.
Immigration: Security along U.S.-Mexico border
The ongoing struggle for just and humane immigration reform in the U.S. will probably stretch out all spring.