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Jesuit Volunteer Reflects: Why can’t they just wait in line?

Elizabeth Vasile, a Jesuit Volunteer in Tucson, Arizona, reflects on a recent trip to the U.S.-Mexico border with fellow volunteers.
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En Nuestro País: Strained Hope in a Broken System

Over the years, detention of immigrants has been considered a merely temporary, though necessary, resolution to pending legal status or potential deportation; however, this “quick fix” to a complex and broken immigration system is only a catalyst for additional suffering on U.S. soil.
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Is it bad to be an immigrant?

How can a “culture of encounter” with undocumented immigrants be realized in our community, especially considering barriers of language, class, location, and privilege?