[Teacher317]

There ARE fair and humane procedures for immigrating here. Tens of millions of people have used these procedures so far. Why insist on rewarding those millions who refused to follow those fair and humane procedures?

[Wonder Warthog]

".....said the hallmarks of the “fair and humane” approach sought by the Catholic church include keeping families together, providing a path to legal status for immigrants, and promoting economic and social development in sending nations so people don’t feel compelled to migrate."

I can live with all of the above, IF the "path to legal status" is NOT a "path to citizenship". The privilege of American citizenship should be reserved only to native born and LEGALLY immigrated individuals.

This should be a new "permanent resident" category, which specifically EXCLUDES any possibility of obtaining citizenship, and EXCLUDES the "chain immigration" of any family members except non-native born children.

As I see it---the above constitutes all that is necessary to fulfill Catholic "social justice" mandates.