Every human being has the right to freedom of movement and of residence with the confines of his own state. When there are just reasons in favor or it, he must be permitted to emigrate to other countries and to take up residence there. The fact that he is a citizen of a particular state does not deprive him of membership in the human family, nor the citizenship in that universal society, the common, world-wide fellowship of women and men.

The Catholic Campaign for Immigration Reform's primary objectives are the following:

To create political will for positive immigration reform;

To enact legislative an administrative reforms based on the principles articulated by the bishops; and

To organize Catholic networks to assist qualified immigrants obtain the benefits of the reforms.

For more information, visit: JusticeForImmigrants.org

or contact Father Jon Pedigo at jpedigo@dsj.org