These Women Want the Pope to Join U.S. Immigration Debate

On February 16, women gathered in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico to go on a day long pilgrimage to El Paso, Texas where Pope Francis will be visiting the following day in order to draw attention on a issue that has been occurring in the U.S. recently. President Obama authorized the deportation of 100,000 immigrant families back to Central America just a few months ago causing man families to undergo fear and persecution.

 In his last papal address he said to lawmakers "We, the people of this continent, are not fearful of foreigners, because most of us were once foreigners." The leader of the catholic church disagrees with this authorization because he believes that everyone was once an immigrant to this country.

"In a time when refugee families and children are being ripped from their homes, locked up in prisons and deported to life-threatening violence, we will walk with the hope that each step we take will bring us one step closer to Pope Francis' vision of a nation that truly welcomes the stranger," said Juana Flores, co-director of Mujeres Unidas y Activas in San Francisco.

In my opinion I think what these women are doing is great because I feel like a lot of immigrant families need someone to give them hope and shine light on this topic and who better to do it then the Pope. If they are able to bring attention to the pope about this it would be great so that he can see that its something that is affecting many families.

Source: http://womensenews.org/2016/02/these-women-want-the-pope-to-join-u-s-immigration-debate/
Papal Address: https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/2015/09/26/8e1faa4c-6488-11e5-b38e-06883aacba64_story.html 

We Belong Together: http://www.webelongtogether.org/100women#block-views-walkers-block