What President Trump Should Say To The Pope About Immigration
The answer to world poverty is not open U.S. borders.
The Election of Pope Leo XIV captured the attention of the World. Among the many issues he will need to address is Pope Francis’ view on immigration and the United States. That represents an enormous opportunity for President Trump to make a lasting difference on that issue.
Pope Francis and President Trump certainly had different views on immigration.
Francis famously wrote to the Bishops of the United States, “The rightly formed conscience cannot fail to make a critical judgment and express its disagreement with any measure that tacitly or explicitly identifies the illegal status of some migrants with criminality.”
President Trump, of course, campaigned on an aggressive program to crackdown on illegal immigration. In practice, that has included deporting illegal immigrants.
So, who is right on the subject?
In answering that question, the following is worth noting.