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BEDFORD, N.H. — Responding to a question from a tearful Syrian-American, who asked the 2016 GOP presidential candidate about his stance on the Syrian refugee crisis, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush said Wednesday that "it's important to be on the side of people seeking freedom." The
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Vatican City (CNA/EWTN News) — In his message for the World Day of Migrants and Refugees, Pope Francis recognized the challenges involved with welcoming migrants, but stressed that despite the difficulties they should always be accepted as brothers and sisters. "At the heart of the Gospel of mercy the
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Oct. 1, 2015 In recent months, the topic of immigration has become the subject of much heated political debate. Often, the topic seems to exacerbate the political divisions in our country. With the presidential elections ahead, the tendency among politicians and commentators to try to score political points through soundbites
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The shooting last month by an illegal immigrant of 32-year-old Kate Steinle, who died in her father's arms on a San Francisco pier, has focused the nation's attention on so-called "sanctuary cities" — local jurisdictions that, as a matter of policy, refuse to comply with
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(RNS) — Standing at a lectern once used by Abraham Lincoln and speaking to a crowd in front of Independence Hall, in the city that gave birth to the United States, Pope Francis on Saturday (Sept. 26) hailed the fundamental freedoms that have undergirded America's greatest achievements. But rather
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Written by Ken Dilanian BERLIN (AP) — Scrambling to address a growing Syrian refugee crisis, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry announced Sunday that the United States would significantly increase the number of worldwide migrants it takes in over the next two years, though not by nearly the amount many
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Immigration shot to the fore of political debate during the summer thanks largely to Donald Trump. The New York developer called for deporting all illegal aliens, peppering his rhetoric with references to "rapists" and "murderers" and stirring passions on both sides of the issue in the
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Written by Mohamed Ben Khalifa ZUWARA, Libya (AP) — Libyan authorities were collecting the bodies of migrants who drowned off the coastal city of Zuwara, with some 200 feared dead on Friday in the latest disaster involving desperate people trying to reach Europe.
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