Politicization of migration policy is causing a migrant standstillBishop Nicholas DiMarzio
The politicization of migration policy along party lines has led to a complete breakdown in the legislative process. The bipartisan effort of the past several months seems to have ended, at least at this ...
St. Josephine Bakhita was a victim of modern-day slavery Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio
January was National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month, leading up to the Feb. 8 feast of St. Josephine Bakhita. St. Josephine Bakhita was a young southern Sudanese girl who was kidnapped ...
Defining immigration terms: Refugee, asylum-seeker, and paroleBishop Nicholas DiMarzio
In the past two years, we have seen in the media two major refugee flows: first people fleeing Ukraine after the Russian invasion, and more recently, the Palestinian people moving from the north of Gaza ...
Undocumented migration: Beneficial or harmful? Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio
Many would say undocumented migration is harmful to the country. I would say that undocumented migration is more harmful to the migrants. However, what is the reason why we seem to have tolerated it in ...
Today's migrants, and why many aren't coming legallyBishop Nicholas A. DiMarzio
A very common question people are asking today about migrants is, "Why are these people not coming legally like my ancestors did?" There are many answers to this question. First, most people's ancestors ...
Celebrate migration as the ultimate free choice a human can make Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio
At the height of the great migration from Europe 109 years ago, the church universally established a Sunday on which we can celebrate the phenomenon of migration. But is migration something to celebrate ...
Toxic scapegoating doesn't actually help fix the immigration systemBishop Nicholas DiMarzio
As I have written before, during the past year, some vocal public officials and private organizations have joined with some media outlets in making false or misleading claims regarding the Church's work ...
Religious workers are essential workers in society Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio
When I started writing this monthly column, "Walking with Migrants," I spoke about the difficulties that religious communities were having with the R-1 Nonimmigrant Religious Worker Visa. The situation, ...