Extend TPS protections for Haitians
By (Msgr.) J. Bryan Hehir
Immigration today is a pervasive fact of life for states, countries, and their societies. This fact creates a political, legal, and moral challenge that must be addressed. In a
distinctive way immigration creates a challenge for the Church in our country. It is a challenge we have the resources and the track record to address. Catholicism in the United States is tied to immigration because of our teaching, our history, and our institutions.
From the Sermon on the Mount to contemporary Catholic Social Teaching, we are instructed to welcome the stranger and to serve the vulnerable in our societies. Historically, we have been an immigrant Church reaching back since the 19th century. Socially, we have created the institutions where immigrants from multiple countries and cultures have found first a community of faith and worship, and then have found
schools, social services and deep human ties.
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