The vision of the Founding Fathers has caused reform in the areas of slavery, civil rights, farm workers' rights and the pro-life movement. The recognition of the human dignity of slaves, of people of color, of farm workers and of unborn children should awaken our consciences, enabling us “to open our hearts to the 11 million people who are living here without authorization.” Instead of having open hearts to admittedly illegal immigrants, Archbishop Gomez said America has been addressing the issue with discrimination, race-based criminal profiling, random identity checks, commando-style raids of workplaces and homes and arbitrary detentions.
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17 posted on 06/25/2013 5:33:22 PM PDT by Alex Murphy