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Catholic News Service
*Meissner said that as she travels around the country she often hears people say, “I can accept that these illegal immigrants are good, hard-working people, but they should follow the law and come in legally, like my great-grandparents did.”
Aside from the point that those great-grandparents probably came in at a time when everyone was admitted, Meissner sees a basic misconception about that possibility.
“People do not understand that there is no legal avenue for them to go through,” she said.*
*Meissner said that as she travels around the country she often hears people say, “I can accept that these illegal immigrants are good, hard-working people, but they should follow the law and come in legally, like my great-grandparents did.”
Aside from the point that those great-grandparents probably came in at a time when everyone was admitted, Meissner sees a basic misconception about that possibility.
“People do not understand that there is no legal avenue for them to go through,” she said.*