CATHOLICS PUSH FOR COMPASSION AND SECURITY FOR MIGRANT CHILDREN In the past several weeks, news reports have shown thousands of unaccompanied migrant children crossing over the American border, mostly from Mexico, Honduras, El Salvador, and Guatemala. Debate has arisen on how best to handle the children, who are searching for better lives away from the poverty and violence in their home countries. Michigan Catholic Conference has an op/ed on this topic in the Detroit Free Press, which speaks to the importance of accepting and treating migrant children with the compassion and respect they deserve as human beings. Earlier this week, Bishop Joseph Cistone of the Diocese of Saginaw joined with other faith leaders to call for protection and support for migrant children in need, also speaking to their human dignity: “We can understand the levels of frustration on the part of people regarding the inability of the government to establish a comprehensive immigration policy. While people of good will may hold differing opinions about the causes of this crisis and the legislative means to appropriately address the question of immigration, as Christians, we must be concerned for the safety and well-being of the vulnerable children involved. And so, I call upon all people of faith and good will to focus on the needs of these children who, in their innocence, come to us seeking safety.” Additionally, on Thursday, July 17, Marygrove College in Detroit called for action from President Obama to protect these children, offering up its own resources to provide education, shelter, and other assistance. cqrcengage/micatholicconference/app/thru?ep=AAAAC2Flc0NpcGhlcjAx0Is3gI8hpDdP8pae0yQVU09zOkpLiY299KrOoli5DuU85MhxvMtfEtmmmyhXKm88mR-6OO9dVpW1lgwlIPtz20CvdiEYSrR9P_WyMBPmlJqUHjiS-3rQS3zRDAaL2eAV6b8H2dhFxWk_REBqfY267iAyLhFlnESGEsafT4a2pmsWp7TZUx0P_Z4pIp_YelWl&lp=0 (Catholic Advocacy Network, micatholic.org)
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