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Houses divided: How the new immigration laws separate families

Friday, February 17, 2012
By Online Editor
Houses divided: How the new immigration laws separate families
New state laws and the failure of immigration reform are taking a heavy toll on children and families.Carlos Rodriguez has been receiving letters and brochures from colleges and universities from across the country encouraging him to apply because of his outstanding grades in an Alabama high school. He dreams of the day he can start college next year.But Rodriguez has two problems.
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Alabama to Latino immigrants: No room at the inn

Friday, February 17, 2012
By Online Editor
Alabama to Latino immigrants: No room at the inn
In the wake of a harsh new immigration law, the popular devotions of a small Alabama parish mirror the new fears and hardships of its members.Last December’s Posadas and Our Lady of Guadalupe celebrations were different at St. Mary’s Church in Opelika, Alabama.
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The new immigration laws

Wednesday, February 15, 2012
By Online Editor
Want to know more about new state immigration laws?
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Unexcusable absence: Catholic schools recruit Hispanic students

Thursday, January 20, 2011
By Online Editor
Unexcusable absence: Catholic schools recruit Hispanic students
    Catholic schools have largely failed to attract Hispanic Catholics, but some parishes have found innovative ways to draw them in.
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The lies are killing us: The need for immigration reform

Monday, October 25, 2010
By Online Editor
The lies are killing us: The need for immigration reform
Understanding that “you are my other self” will lead us to a new national vision grounded in solidarity. This is the Latino good news, says a priest from the border.
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State of fear: Arizona's immigration law

Monday, October 25, 2010
By Online Editor
State of fear: Arizona's immigration law
Arizona's immigration crackdown both was inspired by and inspires fear.
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Uncertain status: 15 myths about immigration

Monday, August 2, 2010
By Online Editor
Uncertain status: 15 myths about immigration
With Arizona's new immigration law causing debate around the country, it's best to start off on the same page about the facts. Lawyer Tom Roach clears up some common misconception about immigration. The immigration debate is raging in America.
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Huddle masses: The history of our immigrant church

Tuesday, June 15, 2010
By Online Editor
Lady Liberty has seen many tempest tossed generations set foot upon these shores. With each new wave of immigrants, the American Catholic Church has become a harbor that gets wider and deeper by the year.  One night in 1967, Marcelino Ramos entered the United States illegally in the trunk of a car.
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The way of the crossing

Wednesday, June 2, 2010
By Online Editor
Immigrants today experience economic, social, legal, and pyschological crucifixions.
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Get off the fence and support immigration reform

Friday, January 15, 2010
By Meghan Murphy-Gill
Get off the fence and support immigration reform
Some Catholics aren't so sure about the bishops' push for comprehensive immigration reform, but this Catholic activist says it's time for the entire church to stick up for immigrants.
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