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\nA工a工Q3feTTO( D\u003CO10一1pH7  \nDetroit,MI 42  \nImmigration BillShould Be Improvedand Approved  \nArchbishop Gomez  \nThree bishops weighed in on the ongoingcongressional debate on immigration-reformlegislation June 10,warning against amend-ing a Senate bill in ways that would blockthe path to legalization for undocumentedimmigrants.At a news conference in SanDiego,held as the U.S.Conference of CatholicBishops opened its annual spring meeting,the three bishops reiterated the bishops'sup-port for comprehensive immigration reformthat protects families and workers.\"Eachday in our parishes,social service programs,hospitals and schools,we witness the humanconsequences of a broken immigration sys-tem,\"said Los Angeles Archbishop José H.  \n“The outcome of this debate willnot only affect our nation's future—it will impact our soul.”  \nGomez,chairman of the USCCB's Committeeon Migration.Archbishop Gomez said as thedebate continues,the nation must answerseveral questions:\"Do we want a countrywith a permanent underclass without thesame rights as the majority?Do we want tocontinue to separate children from parents,creating a generation of young U.S.citizenswho are suspicious and fearful of their gov-ernment?Do we want a nation that acceptsthe toil and taxes of undocumented workerswithout offering them the protection of thelaw?\"He said,“The answer to these questions,of course,is a resounding no.\"ArchbishopGomez'speech follows.He was joined at thepress conference by several bishops,includingBishop John C.Wester of Salt Lake City,chair-man of the Committee on Communicationsand former chairofthe migration committee,and Bishop Jaime Soto of Sacramento,Calif.,a member of the board of directors of theCatholic Legal Immigration Network.  \nhis week the U.S.Senate beginsa historic debate on immigration-reform legislation.It is an importanttime for our country.The outcomeof this debate —and of the one to follow inthe House of Representatives—will impactthe future of our nation in the 21st centuryand beyond.  \nThe Catholic Church in America hasan important stake in the outcome of thisdebate because we are an immigrant churchand have grown with the country for over200 years.Each day in our parishes,social  \ncontinued on page 98  \nCNS  \ncontents  \n97 Immigration Bill ShouldBe mproved andApprovedby Archbishop José H.Gomez  \n98 Immigration Bill ShouldBe Improved andApproved  \nby Bishop John C.Wester99 Immigration BillShouldBe Improved andApprovedby Bishop Jaime Soto100 Speech on 50thAnniversary of Death ofPope John XXIIIby Pope Francis102 A Time to Uphold theRight to Lifeby the Bishops of Ireland103 The Heart Has Its Reasons:Giving an Account of theHope That Is in Usby Father Robert P.Imbelli112 Datebook112 On File  \nJune 20,2013  \nVolume 43  \nNumber 7  \nThe bishops of Floridareleased the folloving state-ment June5:  \n\"When an alien resides withyou in your land,do notnolest him.You shall treatthe alien who resideswithyou no differently than thenatives born amongyou;have the same love for himas for yourself:foryou toowere once aliens in the landof Egypt.I,the Lord am yourGod(Lv 19:33-34).  \n\"We,the Catholic bishops ofFlorida,are deeply concernedabout our nation's immigra-tion system.We lament theloss of the many years ourmigrant brothers and sistershave uaited for changes thatwould enable thenu to seeklegal protection and supporttheir families.  \n\"While the Catholic Churchacknowledges the right ofcountries to control theirborders and enforce immi-gration laws,the comnongood is not served when thehuman dignity and rightsofindividuals are violated.The church teaches the moreprosperous nations areobliged,to the extent theyare able,to welcome theforeigner in search of thesecurity and the means oflivelihood which le cannotfind in his country oforigin.Public authorities should seeto it that the natural right isrespected that places a guestunder the protection of thosewho receive him(Catechismof the Catholic 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