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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is starting a new term that promises a steady stream of divisive social issues, and also brighter prospects for conservatives who suffered more losses than usual in recent months. The justices are meeting in public Monday for the first time since a number of high-profile
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LONDON (AP) — London's Brick Lane Mosque started as a church for Protestants hounded from Catholic France — for whom the word "refugee" was first coined. Later, displaced Jews turned it into a synagogue. Today, Muslims kick off their shoes in the lobby before prayers. That layering of
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NEW YORK (AP) — It was considered a symbolic move — President Lyndon Johnson going to the Statue of Liberty and signing an immigration bill that gave people from every country in the world an equal chance to come to America. The president himself described the legislation as less than revolutionary. "
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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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