Pages tagged "Migration"
Letter of Testimony: Immigrant Driver’s License
Dear Committee Members: Peace be with you. I write today on behalf of the Minnesota Catholic Conference, the public policy voice of the ...
Continue reading…Archbishop Hebda testifies for bill providing undocumented immigrants opportunity to become licensed drivers
Chair Becker-Finn and Members of the Committee: Good morning, my name is Bernard Hebda, Archbishop of St. Paul and Minneapolis, and I ha...
Continue reading…Alejandra Chavez Rivas On DACA And Immigration
In this episode, we speak with Alejandra Chavez Rivas, a Minnesota mom and DACA recipient, about her own journey with the immigration sys...
Continue reading…Letter in support of bill to make MinnesotaCare available to undocumented noncitizens
VIA ELECTRONIC DELIVERY Hon. Zack StephensonChair, Commerce Finance and Policy CommitteeMinnesota House of Representatives RE: Support fo...
Continue reading…Ashley Feasley on DACA and Migration Law
In this episode we’re talking about the United States’ Supreme Court case examining the legality of ending the Deferred Action for Childh...
Continue reading…Of monuments and imperfect men
When the painting “Father Hennepin Discovering the Falls of St. Anthony” (1905), along with another painting depicting the 1851 Treaty of...
Continue reading…Sarah Hoff on Immigration, Refugee Resettlement, and the CARE Program
In today’s episode, we discuss immigration, pornography, human trafficking and how you can make a difference on these issues. National Mi...
Continue reading…An open letter regarding refugee resettlement
In this holy season, as we prepare to welcome friends and family into our homes, we are given new reason to reflect on our calling to welcome the stranger. Specifically, what is our calling to welcome immigrants and refugees?
Continue reading…Feast of Epiphany: Seeking safety and freedom to live out God’s call
Each year across Minnesota, on the feast of the Epiphany of the Lord, Catholics mark Immigration Sunday (this year Jan. 5). In sacred art...
Continue reading…Promoting the common good is not a spectator sport
After five very blessed years as associate director for public policy with the Minnesota Catholic Conference, I have decided to pursue a ...
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