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When it comes to helping immigrants, Catholic sisters are one of the few constants in a tempestuous American landscape often shaped by hostility and division. They are invested in the marginalized and dispossessed, said Margaret McGuinness, a religion professor at La Salle University in Philadelphia and author of
Sisters have been active from coast to coast as national leaders have come and gone and as anti-immigrant sentiment has ebbed and flowed.
Congressional legislation addressing the status and rights of immigrants has passed and, in an increasingly polarized political environment, failed to pass.
The Trump administration was hotly criticized for its draconian policies. But the months-old Biden team has recently struggled to handle the surge, particularly among unaccompanied minors at the southern border.
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