| Informing government
officials and the public about the IHM Corporate Stance on Immigration
Reform... |
Dear Mayor ______
Our congregation, the Sisters Servants of the Immaculate Heart
of Mary, has established a corporate stance calling for comprehensive
immigration reform. Since our IHM sisters serve in your city,
I wish to share with you our congregation’s position and
urge you to apply its principles to issues of immigration as they
affect our city.
Our stance is in support of the United States Conference of
Catholic Bishops, calling for comprehensive immigration reform
and including the following four provisions:
• regularization of the status of undocumented immigrants
already in the US, with a path to residency and citizenship;
• expansion of family-based immigration to reduce waiting
times for separated families;
• a guest worker program with protections for the rights
of all workers;
• border protection policies that prevent entry of terrorists
and criminals while treating individuals with respect and humaneness.
We believe the Bishops’ position offers an opportunity
to resolve a pressing problem facing our society. It promotes
the economic and moral well-being of all the residents of the
United States. It is a balanced and humane approach to the issue
of immigration; it honors both our history as a nation of immigrants
and our tradition as a nation of law. As religious we support
the stance as an authentic response to the Judeo-Christian tradition
of concern for poor and marginalized persons.
I hope that you will take our stance into consideration as
you craft our city’s policies regarding immigration. I
am confident that it will promote civility among our city’s
residents and progress in its economic development.
Sincerely,
Sister _______
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