Arizona Law Promotes Hate,
Say Bishops of Guatemala
By Spero News
GUATEMALA - The Pastoral Care of Migrants
Committee of the Catholic Bishops'
Conference of Guatemala expressed its firm
rejection of the new immigrant law signed by
the governor of Arizona known as SB 1070.
They stated that it is "the most shameful in
the history of migration."
The Migrants Committee states very clearly
that the law promotes "hatred, racism, and
discrimination." This is a bill that "once
again aims at criminalizing undocumented
immigrants, especially those most
vulnerable."
"We urgently need a comprehensive
immigration reform in the United States of
America, but in a humane and integral
manner, which takes account family
reunification and legalization of
migration," says the text, which invites all
people of good will to not remain silent and
indifferent to the law in Arizona.
"Our responsibility as Christians is to not
remain silent in the face of inhumane laws
and policies that divide families and
undermine human dignity," the text
continues, recalling that the Fifteenth
Regional Conference on immigration to be
held in Tapachula , in Chiapas, Mexico, May
17-19, is the appropriate occasion for
Central American governments to speak out
against the criminalization of migrants and
make an appeal for immigration reform to the
U.S. government. |
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