Immigration
Jim Wallis 3-04-2010
The window is closing on comprehensive immigration reform. At least that's what the politicians in Washington are saying. They're afraid of more demagoguery. They're afraid of upcoming elections. They're afraid of the politics of fear.
Robert Hirschfield 3-01-2010
Poet Meena Alexander and the shifting terrain of the migrant experience.
Bob Ekblad, Angela Maria Kelley, Sally Steenland, Gabriel Salguero, Daniel G. Groody, José F. Morales Jr., Sandra Hernandez, Cheuang Kavan, Marilyn Anderson 3-01-2010
The urgent call for humane and comprehensive change.
Cesar Baldelomar 2-22-2010
Debates about immigration policies and reform continue to rage. Consequently, op-ed pieces, books, and reports on this contentious topic appear daily.
Jim Wallis 2-17-2010
Sometimes things get so bad that you really don't know what to say or do. When that happens, it's a good time to fast and pray.
John Carlos Frey 2-05-2010
I was born in Tijuana, Mexico, and grew up in San Diego, California, only a few hundred yards from the actual borderline. As a kid, there were always border patrols around but I never felt like my birthplace offered any threat. A few years ago, though, I noticed a massive escalation of security infrastructure along the U.S.-Mexico border. I couldn't figure out what had changed.
Jim Wallis 1-28-2010
After one tumultuous year in office, President Barack Obama used his first State of the Union address
Kathy Khang 1-26-2010
My husband asked me that question last night: "Do you think you'll feel different after you become a citizen?"
Elizabeth Denlinger Reaves 1-26-2010
"Seek justice, rescue the oppressed, defend the orphan, plead for the widow." Isaiah 1:17
Juliana Schnur 1-22-2010
While the recent crisis in Haiti has spurred many Americans to action -- through donations, public service, humanitarian aid, etc.
Martha St. Jean 1-19-2010
My friends and I worried about the negativity that would emerge when the Department of Homeland Security granted Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to Haitian nationals, allowing them to remain in th
Juliana Schnur 1-12-2010
While many college students slept off their New Year's festivities, Gaby Pacheco, Juan Rodriguez, Felipe Matos, and Carlos Roa began
John Gehring 1-11-2010
While attention is focused on final negotiations over health-care legislation, Catholic bishops have signaled they will play a leading role in pushing for comprehensive immigration reform this year
M. Daniel Carroll R. 1-08-2010
There is an old saying that can be quite appropriate at this time of the year: Cold hands, warm heart.