Christian Principles for Immigration Reform

Today, the “Gang of 8” offers a comprehensive immigration reform plan intended to address the contemporary realities of immigration. To prepare for that conversation, I’d like to offer some points of importance for Christians to consider on this issue.

Pope Pius XII said that Americans are stewards of natural resources that could support a large population. He said that when a nation’s resources “offer the possibility of supporting a large number of people,” the nation should seek to fulfill that possibility. “For the Creator of the universe,” he stated, “made all good things primarily for the good of all.”

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