The Catholic Church through its Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) and Catholic Relief Services (CRS) are urging Catholics to contact their members of Congress to “reemphasize the Church’s message that Congress has a responsibility to reduce our nation’s deficits, but must do so in ways that ensures help for people living in poverty, both at home and abroad and to fix our broken immigration system.”

The Catholic Social Ministry Gathering just concluded in Washington where the Church directly advocated for issues deemed important to their followers inclusive of comprehensive immigration reform and the needs of the poor.

USCCB has also made a direct appeal to leaders in Washington to support for comprehensive immigration reform that includes a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants in the country, a focus on reuniting families, improved temporary worker programs and addressing the root causes of why people are compelled to leave their home countries.