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Nogales Posada Illustrates Immigration Reality

Recently students from Lourdes Catholic School who belong to the Kino Teen Club associated with the Kino Border Initiative in Nogales were in DC for the Jesuit Teach-In. Kino Teen students took part in the Posada reading various parts.
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U.S. Jesuits Join Catholic Bishops in Welcoming Obama Administration’s Plan to Provide Immigration Relief

WASHINGTON D.C. - In a statement released on November 21, 2014, the U.S. Jesuit Conference, Jesuit Refugee Service USA and Kino Border Initiative, joined the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in welcoming President Obama’s announcement of temporary relief from deportation for as many as five million of our community members. The statement follows the U.S. Bishops' statement released the previous day which emphasized the importance of keeping families together in the Obama administration's executive action.
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Who will hold the U.S. accountable for a rush to deport the most vulnerable?

On a personal note as someone who works regularly with Honduran Jesuits and lay-colleagues, and has visited the vacant neighborhoods, besieged schools and communities in San Pedro, Progreso, and Teguz, I’m shocked by the choices my government is currently making. I expect better.