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maciejk60
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Is it a moral obligation for a practicing Roman Catholic to support the Immigration bill?
I am a 61 year old male Traditional Roman Catholic living in Southern California. I am married with 5 grown children and 7 grandchildren. By some standards I am well off, worth over $1 million dollars, but isn’t everyone in Southern California? I say this not to brag, I am serious about this question!
This past weekend two local Bishops held a meeting for immigrants here in Orange County, CA helping them understand their rights, even thought they are illegal’s and are basically felons!
A summation of the meeting was reported in the local paper, Orange County Register on Saturday, 06/02/07. In the article one Bishop was quoted as saying the ‘haves are morally obligated to support or share with the have-nots!”
A second theme that seems to be continually brought up is, “it is morally objectionable to separate the families”
While I try to be a “good” practicing Catholic, I have a hard time with this issue and what has been suggested.
First of all, I have first hand experienced reverse discrimination myself. That is, being a White or Caucasian, I was not afforded the same consideration or privileges when registering my grandson at the local Elementary school. I had to prove residency. When I asked how to all the illegal’s get their kids in this school. They said, “we do not ask them for proof, because we know they are illegal!!!" WHAT!!!
The second point about the “It is immoral to separate the families”. The solution seems obvious to me. Repeal the Civil Right Act of 1866 or simply send the kids back with their parents! Let them return when they are of legal age or simply repleal their citizenship and let them apply like everyone else. Keep in mind their Parents were here illegally when the kids were born and being here illegally, in my opinion, should be a stipulation of the law.
I would love to hear comments on this. Because truly I struggle with this and would love to do the right thing.
I am a 61 year old male Traditional Roman Catholic living in Southern California. I am married with 5 grown children and 7 grandchildren. By some standards I am well off, worth over $1 million dollars, but isn’t everyone in Southern California? I say this not to brag, I am serious about this question!
This past weekend two local Bishops held a meeting for immigrants here in Orange County, CA helping them understand their rights, even thought they are illegal’s and are basically felons!
A summation of the meeting was reported in the local paper, Orange County Register on Saturday, 06/02/07. In the article one Bishop was quoted as saying the ‘haves are morally obligated to support or share with the have-nots!”
A second theme that seems to be continually brought up is, “it is morally objectionable to separate the families”
While I try to be a “good” practicing Catholic, I have a hard time with this issue and what has been suggested.
First of all, I have first hand experienced reverse discrimination myself. That is, being a White or Caucasian, I was not afforded the same consideration or privileges when registering my grandson at the local Elementary school. I had to prove residency. When I asked how to all the illegal’s get their kids in this school. They said, “we do not ask them for proof, because we know they are illegal!!!" WHAT!!!
The second point about the “It is immoral to separate the families”. The solution seems obvious to me. Repeal the Civil Right Act of 1866 or simply send the kids back with their parents! Let them return when they are of legal age or simply repleal their citizenship and let them apply like everyone else. Keep in mind their Parents were here illegally when the kids were born and being here illegally, in my opinion, should be a stipulation of the law.
I would love to hear comments on this. Because truly I struggle with this and would love to do the right thing.