On Sunday, Pope Francis condemned measures to curtail migration at the US-Mexico border, labeling a Texas effort to shut down a Catholic charity as “madness.”
In a “60 Minutes” interview with Norah O’Donnell, the Catholic leader suggested that American officials accept forgiveness for migrants entering the country.
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“Migration is something that makes a country grow,” he stated. “They claim the Irish brought the whiskey, while the Italians brought the mafia. Migrants face significant hardship at times. They endure a great deal of hardship.”
In February, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) attempted to subpoena Annunciation House, a Catholic nonprofit that provides temporary housing for migrants from Mexico. He charged the gang with “alien harboring, human smuggling, and operating a stash house.”
“That is lunacy.” “Sheer madness,” Francis exclaimed. “To close the border and leave them there is madness.”
Obama said, opposing Republican efforts to seal the southern border, “We must receive the migrant.” “After that, you decide how to handle him. I’m not sure if you have to send him back, but we should handle each case humanely.”
A Texas judge denied Paxton’s subpoena against Annunciation House in March, but his agency filed a similar case against the nonprofit on Friday.
The Pope’s remarks coincide with Congress’s ongoing impasse over border reform negotiations. Republicans have labeled the topic a “crisis” and have made minimal attempts to restart talks after a previously negotiated bipartisan agreement fell apart in February.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) has contemplated presenting the bipartisan agreement in recent days, but it has faced opposition from immigrant advocacy organizations.
