At the end of this month, the USCCB Committee on Migration will hold its annual March meeting, but not at the USCCB headquarters here in Washington. Instead, the committee will travel to the U.S.-Mexican border, make a tour, and say Mass at the border itself. They hope to raise awareness of the human suffering that occurs as a direct result of our broken immigration system. I admit I like the fact the bishops are doing this in part because I suggested they do this several months ago.
This time last year, I had to fly to Quebec to give a talk at Laval University. I breezed through Customs on the way up and breezed through Customs on the way back. At no point did I feel that my life was threatened. At no point did I experience any hardship beyond confronting the limited dining options at Newark International Airport on the way back. For me, crossing the border means an extra line, a little more time, a bit, a little, little bit of bother.
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