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The Pastoral Letter is 32 pages and too long to post here. I have read the letter and it is in fact the same message as the statement in the first post.

Bishop Taylor claims that the Bible and The Declaration of Independence obligate the US to legalize everyone and leave our borders open for anyone else to enter. Bishop Taylor does state the needs for a border on page 10, but then states that current laws impede human migration. The only comment about reform in other countries I could find was on page 25 under Global Anti-Poverty Efforts. He states,"Trade (like NAFTA), international economic aid (US tax money), and other types of economic policies (more US tax money) should be pursued that result in people not having to migrate in desperation in order to survive."

Ending Corruption in Hispanic Countries should have been the title and main theme of the letter instead of 1 paragraph asking the US taxpayer to send more money to crooked Narco Regimes like the Mexican government.

I respectfully disagree nowhere does he say we are obligated to legalize everyone. He does say that making legal immigration easier for non criminals and those who already have family here would be the humane thing to do. He also decries immigration policy that sets such a high limit on legal immigration from Mexico. He is by no means arguing that we should legalize every illegal immigrant since amongst that number are bound to be criminals. Instead he is arguing for a more just immigration policy. He is clear that the right to immigrate is not absolute.

"This right to the basic necessities of life is intrinsic to the human person, but it is not unlimited. It comes with responsibilities, including the obligation to work within the system when possible. Unfortunately, for most poor immigrants to the United States today, working within the current system in not possible14 — which is the reason for this pastoral letter.15 The right to immigrate is also limited by the common good: the right of others to the basic necessities of life, including those already living in the land to which the immigrants wish to migrate.16"