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· A country has the right to regulate its borders and to control immigration. (USCCB)

· While individuals have the right to move in search of a safe and humane life, no country is bound to accept all those who wish to resettle there. (USCCB)

· By this principle the Church recognizes that most immigration is ultimately not something to celebrate. (USCCB)

· As Americans we should cherish and celebrate the contributions of immigrants and their cultures; however, we should work to make it unnecessary for people to leave their own land. (USCCB)

· Catholics should not view the work of the federal government and its immigration control as negative or evil. (USCCB)

· Those who work to enforce our nation's immigration laws often do so out of a sense of loyalty to the common good and compassion for poor people seeking a better life. (USCCB)

· In an ideal world, there would be no need for immigration control. The Church recognizes that this ideal world has not yet been achieved. (USCCB)

· A country must regulate its borders with justice and mercy. (USCCB)

· A country's regulation of borders and control of immigration must be governed by concern for all people and by mercy and justice. (USCCB)

· Justice dictates that the world community contribute resources toward shelter, food, medical services, and basic welfare. (USCCB)

· A developed nation's right to limit immigration must be based on justice, mercy, and the common good, not on self-interest. (USCCB)

· take into account other important values such as the right of families to live together. A merciful immigration policy will not force married couples or children to live separated from their families for long periods. (USCCB)

· Under the harshest view, undocumented people may be regarded as undeserving of rights or services. This is not the view of Catholic social teaching. The Catholic Church teaches that every person has basic human rights and is entitled to have basic human needs met—food, shelter, clothing, education, and health care. (USCCB)

· The pope is expected to urge young people to create their own opportunities, while calling on governments do their share as well. (NBC)

· Francis famously has called for "bridges, not walls." After celebrating Mass in 2016 on the Mexican side of the U.S. border, he denounced anyone who wants to build a wall to keep out migrants as "not Christian." (NBC)

· CNN reported in May that the Trump administration had decided to refer anyone found crossing into the US illegally for federal prosecution, meaning that adults coming across the border with children are separated from them as the parents await their criminal proceedings. (Vonberg)

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