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Border & Migration
Work
As a founding member organization of the Border
Working Group, and through leadership of that organization since 2002,
the Oblate Justice and Peace DC Office has worked for the respect of
human rights and human dignity of those who live and cross at the
US/Mexico Border, and for more just immigration policies.
The Border Working Group is a
coalition of faith-centered and human rights groups based in Washington,
D.C. In dialogue and collaboration with our partners on the
border, we come together out of concern for and in solidarity with
migrants and those who live within the U.S./Mexico border areas.
Through advocacy and education,
we work to see that the policies of the U.S. government toward all
migrants are created out of a sense of compassion, respect for human
rights, and an acknowledgement of the vital role migrants play in our
economy and society.
Over the course of the last several years, the Border
Working Group has written and distributed a series of educational
documents aimed at Members of Congress and their staff. Here are
some of the most recent documents:
June 6, 2005
June 21, 2005
July 5, 2005
July 19, 2005
August 5, 2005
August 16, 2005
Along with others, our office sponsored the following
gatherings and events:
The Border
Pilgrimage
Post-Mission
Congress Immigration Focused Gathering
Border Panel
Brings Reality of Border Deaths to Halls of Congress
The Oblate JPIC Office also participates in the US Conference of
Catholic Bishops' Justice
for Immigrants campaign, which has an accompanying
Spanish site.
If you would like more information on immigration and border related
issues, you may want to explore these web sites:
US Conference of Catholic
Bishops' Migration and Refugee Services
Migration Policy
Institute's Migration Information Source
No More Deaths (Arizona
Humanitarian effort at the US/Mexico border)
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