Bishops see consensus growing on DACA

Angelus Staff| Jan 17, 2018 |1 Min Read

U.S. President Donald Trump gestures during a meeting on immigration with a bipartisan group of House and Senate members at the White House Jan. 9. The U.S. Catholic bishops “are encouraged by the consensus” that emerged from the meeting that a legislative solution for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program is “urgently needed

Following a mini-summit on immigration at the White House Jan. 9, the U.S. Catholic bishops said they were “encouraged by the consensus” that emerged on helping the “Dreamers” currently protected under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.

In a statement, Bishop Joe S. Vásquez of Austin, Texas, who heads the bishops’ migration committee, the bishops’ support for efforts by the president and Congress to “fashion a just solution that meets their needs, ensures our nation’s safety and security, and sets the stage for the larger debate on immigration reform that is so urgently and desperately needed.” ÓÉä

Angelus Staff