The catholic church looks at every one of those illegals has future church members. They want some of the money.
Just think of all the litle illegals for the priests to molest.
This has always been a very orthodox diocese, and the few chickenhawk priests that dared to "act out" here were dealt with a long time ago, and very severely.
The John Jay report commended this diocese for its swift and comprehensive action.
As for the supposed bonanza of illegals . . . it's my understanding from talking to a number of priests that they don't donate - even by Catholic standards (which tend to be a whole lot stingier than the traditional tithe.)
I think the bishops see people in distress, want to help, and are too politically naive to realize that translating their desire to help into liberal political discourse will be counterproductive. You'd be surprised how un-political some of these prelates can be. (What a pleasant change from Episcopal bishops!)
Would you say the same about the female teachers, given there has been a lot of press about those who molested students recently?