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Catholic Bishops Expand Call for Legislative Action for Dreamers

The chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishop's Committee on Migration, Bishop Joe Vásquez, of Austin Texas, announces support for H.R. 4796, the "Uniting and Securing America" (USA) Act of 2018 as it is currently written. The USA Act is a bipartisan bill that offers a path to citizenship to Dreamers and augments existing border security technology at the U.S./Mexico border.
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Jesuit University Education Deans Speak Out for DACA Recipients

The academic deans of schools or departments at all twenty-eight U.S. Jesuit colleges and universities have issued a statement in support of  Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients.
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AJCU President Challenges Jesuit Educated Members of Congress to Respond to Situation of Undocumented Young People

Father Michael Sheeran, S.J., president of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities, made a direct plea to Jesuit-educated members of Congress to respond to the situation of undocumented young people during a press conference on Capitol Hill today in support of the Dream Act of 2017.