A letter to the editor of the Courier-Journal and The Record about the DACA ruling

To the Editor: 

 Together with the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR), we celebrate the recent Supreme Court ruling that struck down President Trump’s attempt to end Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). The Court’s ruling safeguards the right of 700,000 DACA recipients to live and work in the country that is their home. DACA recipients have long contributed to our communities and our economy. Nearly 30,000 DACA recipients are among the healthcare workers combating the outbreak of COVID-19 working to prevent the spread of the virus and to save the lives of those infected.

While we welcome the Court’s ruling, we recognize that this is not a permanent solution. We call on members of Congress to move expeditiously to pass legislation that will provide lasting stability for DACA recipients, those with Temporary Protected Status (TPS), and Dreamers, their families and our communities. It is long past time to enact a Dream Act that provides a path to citizenship without including funding for detention, deportation, or border militarization, or provisions that would limit opportunities for family reunification. The House of Representatives has already passed the bipartisan American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 (HR 6). It is time for the Senate to do the same.

Catholic sisters will continue to advocate for bipartisan legislation that addresses the injustices in our current immigration system. We will continue to stand in solidarity with our black and brown neighbors who seek the justice and dignity that is their right.

 Signed, 

 the Sisters of St. Benedict
the Dominican Sisters of Peace
the Sisters of Loretto/Loretto Community
the Ursuline Sisters of Louisville
the Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph
the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth

Comments

  1. Elaine Glenn

    What about the Democrats & killing babies? I may have already said it, but I haven’t received an answer!

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