IHM Response to DACA Action
As Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Scranton, we follow the gospel call to cultivate a welcoming heart toward all people, especially those most vulnerable and in need among us.
We echo the profound disappointment and moral outrage of millions of people in the United States over President Trump’s recent termination of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). Under DACA, 800,000 of those known as Dreamers, brought to this country as children, have been able to live without fear of deportation because of their undocumented status.
These young immigrants have been working, receiving an education, remaining united with their families, and contributing to the richness and diversity of our nation.
Since our arrival in Northeast Pennsylvania in 1858, our IHM Congregation has served and accompanied immigrants, refugees, and others denied full human dignity. We stand firm in our solidarity with them and in our resistance to the termination of the DACA program. We call on Congress to immediately take up and pass the bipartisan Dream Act of 2017, which would provide a path to citizenship for these Dreamers.
We invite others to join us in reflecting on the kind of nation we wish to become, in standing up for justice, and in preaching the gospel with both courage and audacity. Let us hold in tenderness and prayer our immigrant sisters and brothers as we pray for spaciousness of heart towards all people in our beautiful, yet wounded world.
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