A group of U.S. and Mexican bishops from dioceses along the southern border said this week that migrants can be assured of the Church’s continued support and compassion, and that lawmakers on both sides of the border have a duty to reform their respective country’s immigration system.
The bishops issued the statement while participating in the biannual Tex-Mex Border Bishops meeting this week in San Antonio, which for 40 years has brought together priests, religious, and laypeople as well as invited representatives from other border dioceses in the U.S. and northern Mexico.
The bishops emphasized the Catholic Church’s commitment to aiding vulnerable populations and reiterated the Church’s willingness to work with governments in these efforts. The bishops had convened this week in San Antonio to discuss the growing migrant and refugee situation in light of new federal administrations in both the U.S. and Mexico.
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