Yesterday, May 1, I had my annual "chorizo con huevo taquitos" brunch with members of the local media to help observe the Church's World Communication Day. The occasion gives me a chance to talk a little bit about what is on my mind, about what is going on in the Diocese, and to take a few informal questions from the media representatives present.
The topic of immigration arose and I tried to describe the realities I hear about first hand here in the Rio Grande Valley. These are very painful realities, involving men, women and children who are here because of violence or the fear of violence in their native countries. I do not think that the national discussion on immigration in this country sufficiently reflects the complex realities that cause families to seek security for themselves and for their children. Nor does the national discussion sufficiently reflect an encounter with the human lives devastated by what is a hemispheric tragedy. Reporter Steve Taylor from the Rio Grande Guardian was there, and filed a report on what I said with regard to immigration and violence. His account gives you a good synopsis of what the discussion yesterday was like. Here is the link:
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