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MRS Press Release on Immigration Reform Legislation (2013)
June 10, 2013 Press Release
Senate Urged to Improve and Approve Immigration Reform Legislation by Norma Montenegro Flynn
As the U.S. Senate begins debate on immigration reform legislation this week, Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' (USCCB) Committee on Migration, urged Congress to approve S. 744, the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act, which would reform the nation's immigration system.
Archbishop Gomez made his statement at a press conference June 10, in San Diego. He was joined by Bishop Jaime Soto of Sacramento, California, board member of Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (CLINIC); and Bishop John C. Wester of Salt Lake City, chair of the USCCB Communications Committee.
“I encourage our elected officials to move forward and debate immigration reform in a civil and respectful way. The U.S. Catholic bishops are committed to working with them to enact humane immigration reform legislation as soon as possible,” Archbishop Gomez said. “In the end, the outcome of this debate will not only affect our nation’s future—it will impact our soul.”