According to the Gospel, we must welcome the stranger. Catholic Social Teaching requires Catholics to care for and stand in soldiery with immigrants, both authorized and unauthorized, including unaccompanied immigrant children, refugees and asylum-seekers, those unnecessarily detained, and victims of human trafficking. The Catholic Updated Guide to Faithful Citizenship, emphasizes that people have the right to freely migrate. The Catholic Bishops of the United States and Mexico acknowledge globalization, or the interconnectedness and dependence between different countries because of technology and social media, as a factor for the acceptance and tolerance for migration (Catholic Updated Guide to Faithful Citizenship 40-41). There are also other
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She also acknowledges the broken immigration policy in the United States. Although, she does not focus necessary on the economic side of the problem. Professor Behar focused more on the stories of immigrations—her story in particular. Her story meets the principles that Catholic Social Teachings lays out in regards to immigration, both for documented and undocumented immigrants. Although as a Cuban Immigrant she has more privileges than all the other immigrants and asylum seekers. It is not fair to compare her story to the broader immigrant story. This does not mean that we shouldn’t value her experience, but instead applaud her for the strives she is doing to better her situation and that of her …show more content…
Most immigrants are impoverished, but not because they do not work hard enough. In fact, most suffer because they do not have the means to learn English or further their education to make their lives better. Instead of merely offering services in the language of immigrants, we should establish programs to teach them English. Immigrants should learn English but not have to forget their culture or langue. The United States is not a melting pot of cultures. It is insulting in a way to be called that. A melting pot dissolves the uniqueness of each culture and individuals. Instead we are a salad of cultures—properly tasting, valuing, and acknowledge all parts that make the United States great. As a globalized world we cannot only worry about our well-being, but instead focus on the well-being of all, as much as we can. Of course the United States cannot handle the problems of the world, but as key player in the world state, and arguable the country with the most power in the last century, we have an obligation to mentor in a sense other countries and see to the well-being of immigrants on our land and
She also acknowledges the broken immigration policy in the United States. Although, she does not focus necessary on the economic side of the problem. Professor Behar focused more on the stories of immigrations—her story in particular. Her story meets the principles that Catholic Social Teachings lays out in regards to immigration, both for documented and undocumented immigrants. Although as a Cuban Immigrant she has more privileges than all the other immigrants and asylum seekers. It is not fair to compare her story to the broader immigrant story. This does not mean that we shouldn’t value her experience, but instead applaud her for the strives she is doing to better her situation and that of her …show more content…
Most immigrants are impoverished, but not because they do not work hard enough. In fact, most suffer because they do not have the means to learn English or further their education to make their lives better. Instead of merely offering services in the language of immigrants, we should establish programs to teach them English. Immigrants should learn English but not have to forget their culture or langue. The United States is not a melting pot of cultures. It is insulting in a way to be called that. A melting pot dissolves the uniqueness of each culture and individuals. Instead we are a salad of cultures—properly tasting, valuing, and acknowledge all parts that make the United States great. As a globalized world we cannot only worry about our well-being, but instead focus on the well-being of all, as much as we can. Of course the United States cannot handle the problems of the world, but as key player in the world state, and arguable the country with the most power in the last century, we have an obligation to mentor in a sense other countries and see to the well-being of immigrants on our land and