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License Laws Left in Place Please Immigrant Advocates Sunday, May 05, 2013 WASHINGTON (CNS) — The Supreme Court April 29 let stand a lower-court ruling that tossed out restrictive provisions of an Alabama immigration law. Later in the week, three jurisdictions acted to make it easier for people without legal immigration status to get driver's licenses.

Rally Calls on Congress for Immigration Reform Sunday, April 14, 2013 WASHINGTON (CNS) — From across the country, by bus, plane and train, tens of thousands of people calling for comprehensive immigration reform covered the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol April 10, in one of more than a dozen similar events taking place around the United States.

April Push for Immigration Reform Kicks off with Rallies Wednesday, April 10, 2013 WASHINGTON (CNS) — Thousands of people in Miami, New Jersey, Boston, California, Illinois and other places gathered in early April to call for immigration reform legislation, to urge an end to deportation policies that separate families, and generally to open a nationwide push for immigration-focused changes aimed at Congress and the ...

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LOS ANGELES (CNS) — The archbishop of Los Angeles called upon the United States to remember the humanity of men, women and children in the country illegally or risk losing its soul. Sunday, March 24, 2013 Archbishop: U.S. Risks Losing Soul by Ignoring Immigrants' Humanity Sunday, March 24, 2013	WASHINGTON (CNS) — The Catholic Church's observance of National Migration Week Jan. 6-12 this year comes at a time when the outlook seems promising for improving migrants' legal situations in the United States. Sunday, January 06, 2013 Migration Week Brings Push for Legislation Sunday, January 06, 2013
WASHINGTON (CNS) — A new study concludes that there are about 11.7 million of what it calls unauthorized immigrants in the U.S., 4 million more than in 2000. Sunday, February 17, 2013 Study Shows 11.7 Million Undocumented Immigrants in US Sunday, February 17, 2013	WASHINGTON (CNS) — For the estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants in the U.S., 2012 brought glimmers of hope that there might soon be a way to clear up their unsettled legal status. Thursday, December 13, 2012 For Undocumented Immigrants, Year Brought Glimmers of Hope Thursday, December 13, 2012
WASHINGTON (CNS) — They've been down this road before — trying to pass a far-reaching reform of the U.S. immigration system. Saturday, February 02, 2013 Once More into the Immigration Law Process: A Familiar Road Saturday, February 02, 2013	WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The Atlanta-based 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals blocked parts of Alabama's and Georgia's immigration-related laws, but allowed both states to keep their so-called "show me your papers" provisions. Tuesday, August 28, 2012 Court Blocks State Immigration Provisions Tuesday, August 28, 2012

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Click the link to read the full document. Tuesday, December 09, 2008 Immigration Reform Bungled From St. Anthony Messenger magazine	Click the link to read the full document. Tuesday, December 09, 2008 Strangers No Longer: Together on the Journey of Hope From Catholic Update, St. Anthony Messenger Press
Click the link to read the full document. Tuesday, December 09, 2008 “Erga migrantes caritas Christi” (“The love of Christ towards migrants”) Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People, 2004	Click the link to read the full document. Tuesday, December 09, 2008 Getting Immigration Reform Right From St. Anthony Messenger magazine
Click the link to read the full document. Tuesday, December 09, 2008 Strangers No Longer: Together on the Journey of Hope U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, 2003	Click the link to read the full document. Tuesday, December 09, 2008 Justice for Immigrants: A Journey of Hope The Catholic campaign for immigration reform, U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops