{"id":6210,"date":"2017-08-04T12:00:49","date_gmt":"2017-08-04T17:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/?p=6210"},"modified":"2017-08-01T15:03:23","modified_gmt":"2017-08-01T20:03:23","slug":"texas-bishops-disappointed-by-ag-action-on-daca","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/texas-bishops-disappointed-by-ag-action-on-daca\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas bishops disappointed by AG action on DACA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>AUSTIN \u2022 The Catholic bishops of Texas expressed disappointment in Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton\u2019s movement to terminate the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, forcing 117,000 young people to be deported from the United States.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese individuals contribute to the economy, serve honorably in our armed forces, excel in our schools and universities, minister in our churches, and volunteer in our communities. Texans should be proud to claim them as our own\u201d instead of deporting them, said Cardinal Daniel DiNardo and Archbishop Gustavo Garc\u00eda-Siller, MSpS, who wrote in their role as metropolitan archbishops of Texas on behalf of their brother bishops from the Galveston-Houston and San Antonio Provinces.<\/p>\n<p>Paxton and nine other state attorneys general recently petitioned the federal government to terminate DACA, which was created in 2012 to provide legal recognition to young adults who were brought to the United States unlawfully when they were children.<\/p>\n<p>To be eligible for DACA, applicants must not have a criminal record; be in school or have graduated, or have served honorably in the Armed Forces of the United States.<\/p>\n<p>Paxton notes that his petition \u201ccites concerns pertaining to executive overreach.\u201d The bishops urge Paxton also \u201cto be mindful of migrants\u2019 dignity and our own Texas values. DACA is but another consequence of Congress\u2019 failure, and the young adults accepted into DACA, along with countless other migrants who truly believe in the American dream, are victims of a broken system.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. Catholic Conference of Bishops also denounced\u00a0the state attorneys general petition. The full letter from the Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops follows.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>LETTER FROM THE TEXAS BISHOPS<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Dear Attorney General Paxton:<br \/>\nWe are disappointed by your coordinated petition to terminate DACA. Since 2012, 117,000 young people have applied for and received deferred status through DACA in Texas. These individuals contribute to the economy, serve honorably in our armed forces, excel in our schools and universities, minister in our churches, and volunteer in our communities. Texans should be proud to claim them as our own.<\/p>\n<p>Catholics have long supported these young people because we believe in protecting the dignity of every person, especially children. We also note that DACA is a temporary substitute for larger reform of our immigration laws that the United States desperately needs and which Congress is late in providing. For example, under current administrative procedures:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Migrants who receive work visas legally are separated from their spouses and children, despite this being contrary to the law\u2019s intent.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Dependent children of legal immigrants can apply for permanent status, but are often made ineligible because they become adults before their application is processed due to backlogs and administrative delays.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Migrants who have work visas and reside in the U.S. will wait decades for a green card granting permanent residence.<\/p>\n<p>Under our federal system, migrants\u2019 hopes for a better life are often met by bureaucratic ways of thinking. St. John Paul II censured such thinking because it inhibits the ability of civil society to work for what is good and to meet the needs of the person. Texans also stand against such thinking because they value both liberty and opportunity. While your petition to terminate DACA cites concerns pertaining to executive overreach, we petition you to be mindful of migrants\u2019 dignity and our own Texas values. DACA is but another consequence of Congress\u2019 failure, and the young adults accepted into DACA, along with countless other migrants who truly believe in the American dream, are victims of a broken system.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AUSTIN \u2022 The Catholic bishops of Texas expressed disappointment in Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton\u2019s movement to terminate the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, forcing 117,000 young people to be deported from the United States. \u201cThese individuals contribute to the economy, serve honorably in our armed forces, excel in our schools and universities, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":6178,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[153],"tags":[240,241,148,147],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.5 - 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