Bishop John C. Wester is the Chairman of the U.S. Bishop's Committee on Migration responded to questions about the Church's position on Comprehensive Immigration Reform (May 16, 2010 issue of Our Sunday Visitor). In answer to a key question often raised, Bishop Wester clearly stated the key components of real Immigration Reform:
Question: What kind of immigration reform do the bishopswant exactly? Amnesty?Open borders?
Answer: Neither. The U .S. bishops’ prescription for mending our broken system is to bring the 11 million undocumented out of the shadows, register them with the government, require them to pay a fine and any taxes owed, and require them to learn English and work as they wait in the back of the line for a chance for citizenship. This is not “amnesty,” which is generally defined as granting a benefit without anything in return.
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