Justice for Immigrants: Comprehensive Immigration Reform

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Justice for Immigrants Comprehensive Immigration
Reform Catholic Social Teaching

• Tom Greene, SJ
• Jesuit Social Research Institute
• Jill Marie Gerschutz
• Jesuit Conference, USA

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Comprehensive Imagination Reform
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Church Teaching on Migration

• Dignity of immigrants
• Common Good of society
• Preferential option for the poor
• Solidarity

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Principles for Comprehensive Reform

• Expedited Family Reunification
• Legal Work Oppty
• Legalization of Undocumented
• Restoration of Due Process
• Development of Sending Countries

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A Path to Legal Work for Future Workers
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Legalization of the Undocumented
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The Justice for Immigrants Campaign

• Campaign Goals
• Educate Catholics and create will for reform
• Achieve Immigration Reform
• Implement immigration reform

• Activities
• Lobbying Advocacy
• Letter-writing campaigns www.capwiz.com/jesuit
• Awareness-raising
• Supporting immigrants
• Curriculum development
• Research

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Who is our neighbor?
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Resources For More Information

• National Immigration Forum www.immigrationforum.o
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• American Immigration Law Foundation www.ailf.org
• Migration Policy Institute
• www.migrationpolicy.org
• Justice for Immigrants Campaign
  www.justiceforimmigrants.org
• Jesuit Advocates
• www.capwiz.com/jesuit