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J.D. Long García is a senior editor at America.
The Rev. Gilbert Guzman was ordained to the priesthood with nine others June 2 at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles. (Victor Alemán/Angelus News)
FaithDispatches
J.D. Long García
While discernment is never easy, it was even more complicated as a Latino.
In this June 6, 2018, photo, President Donald Trump's Chief of Staff John Kelly attends a briefing on this year's hurricane season at the Federal Emergency Management Agency Headquarters in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
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The private letter, sent more than a year ago, may have had changed Mr. Kelly’s mind for a time.
Pepe Urzua, a roofer who arrived from Mexico eight years ago, cradles his two-month-old daughter, Luna, as his wife, Betty, holds their daughter, Scarlet, during the a street festival in Goshen, Ind., on June 1, 2018. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
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J.D. Long García
A growing number of Americans are open to increases in legal immigration, according to a new Pew Research Center survey.
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“‘What can I do?’ That’s what everyone needs to ask themselves. We can’t be paralyzed. We need to act.”
Politics & SocietyDispatches
J.D. Long García
“We do have a sovereign border, but we also have a call to recognize that there are people who are fleeing to this country to save their own lives.”
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos testifies at a House Committee on Education and the Workforce, Tuesday, May 22, 2018, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Politics & SocietyDispatches
J.D. Long García
The Secretary of Education stirred up controversy when she said it was up to schools to decide if an undocumented student should be reported to authorities.
Politics & SocietyDispatches
J.D. Long García
The Department of Homeland Security ignored warnings from top officials at the State Department by ending T.P.S. for Hondurans on May 4.
Dallas Auxiliary Bishop Gregory Kelly (left) and Bishop Edward J. Burns (right) meet with local law enforcment during a Dallas Area Interfaith meeting last November. Photo courtesy Dallas Area Interfaith
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“They want to know who they’re talking to,” Father Forge said of police. “Well, we already issue our volunteers with ID cards, so we jumped on that.”
Politics & SocietyDispatches
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A group of representatives wants to force a vote on immigration reform in the House.
Politics & SocietyDispatches
J.D. Long García
Attorney General Jeff Sessions has vowed to prosecute anyone who enters the United States illegally.