USCCB President,
Vice President, and Migration Chair Announce National Call-in Day for Dreamers
for February 26
February
19, 2018
WASHINGTON—Late
last week, the Senate failed to achieve the 60 votes needed to move forward
with debate on legislation to provide relief to Dreamers. Cardinal Daniel
DiNardo of Galveston-Houston, USCCB President; Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los
Angeles, USCCB Vice President; and Bishop Joe S. Vásquez of Austin, Chairman of
the USCCB Committee on Migration, together issued the following
statement:
"We
are deeply disappointed that the Senate was not able to come together in a
bipartisan manner to secure legislative protection for the Dreamers. With the
March 5th deadline looming, we ask once again that Members of Congress show the
leadership necessary to find a just and humane solution for these young people,
who daily face mounting anxiety and uncertainty.
"We
are also announcing a National Catholic Call-In Day to Protect Dreamers. This
coming weekend, we will be asking the faithful across the nation to call their
Members of Congress next Monday, February 26, to protect Dreamers from deportation, to
provide them a path to citizenship, and to avoid any damage to existing
protections for families and unaccompanied minors in the process.
"Our
faith compels us to stand with the vulnerable, including our immigrant brothers
and sisters. We have done so continually, but we must show our support and
solidarity now in a special way. Now is the time for action.
