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300+ Faith Groups Urge President and Congress to Protect Central American Children and Families

Today, the Ignatian Solidarity Network joined more than 300 faith-based organizations delivered a letter to President Barack Obama and Members of Congress urging protection, care and legal counsel for the thousands of Central American children who have fled escalating violence, conflict and exploitation in El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras.
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Graduates of Jesuit Schools Call on Fellow Alumni in U.S. House to Act on Immigration Reform

Over 1,200 alumni of Jesuit universities and high schools have sent a letter this week to fellow alumni in the U.S. House of Representatives calling on them to pass comprehensive immigration reform legislation. The group forty-three House members, which includes Speaker of the House Representative John Boehner (Xavier University ‘77) have attended one or more of the 28 universities and 60 high schools sponsored by the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits) in the United States.
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Catholic Leaders Call On Speaker Boehner To Pass Immigration Reform

National Catholic leaders, including ISN executive director, Christopher Kerr, are sending a message to Speaker John Boehner today, calling on the U.S. House of Representatives to pass "humane and practical immigration reform."