The April 7 letter, addressed to people in Mexico and the United States and the presidents of both countries, echoed sentiments of U.S. border bishops by saying the frontier between the two countries "is not a war zone".

Once again, our emotions have gotten the best of us on immigration. This time, it is that caravan.

The "Stations of the Cross" caravans began as short Eater-season protests against the kidnappings, extortions, beatings and killings suffered by many Central American migrants as they cross Mexico.

Including a question about citizenship status on the 2020 census will have a chilling effect on Latino participation, and that seems to be the whole point.

As Trump touts border wall in California, skeptics say it misses the point.