Last year was a year of devastation for so many of our brothers and sisters: hurricanes; evictions; lives and livelihoods swept away. But because of compassionate neighbors like you, it was also a year of great hope.
Push to Bring Modern Rights to Medieval Workplaces
Farm workers, largely foreign born and already unprotected by labor laws most of us take for granted, feel increasingly helpless during this vocal anti-immigrant environment. So Catholic Charities Executive Director Msgr. Kevin Sullivan joined faith and community leaders from across New York State in Albany on March 20 to push for basic labor standards to protect them.
The Department of Homeland Security may soon formalize the abhorrent practice of detaining the children of asylum-seekers separately from their parents. Immigrant families apprehended at the southwest border already endure a deeply flawed system in which they can be detained indefinitely. In this immigration system, detainees too often lack adequate access to counsel. But to unnecessarily tear apart families who cross the border to start a better life is immoral.
