Source: The John Jay Report
Posted on 12/23/2010 8:10:12 AM PST by Alex Murphy
Washington D.C., Dec 22, 2010 / 07:50 pm (CNA).- Although the controversial immigration DREAM Act failed to pass through the Senate last week, the support that the bill garnered in the House was enough to make Archbishop Jose Gomez, chairman of the U.S. Bishops’ Committee on Migration, “confident” that the legislation will succeed in the near future.
Despite the U.S. bishops endorsing the the DREAM Act – a bill that would grant citizenship to many children brought to the U.S. illegally by their parents – the measure was defeated in the U.S. Senate on Dec. 18 after supporters failed to muster enough votes to block a filibuster.
Sixty votes were needed to end the filibuster, but proponents could only gather 55, with 41 senators voting to prevent the bill from coming up for a vote before the full Senate. The U.S. House of Representatives, however, had earlier passed the bill on a 216-198 vote.
The act's full title is the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act. It would have allowed young people who entered the United States before the age of 16 to apply for legal permanent residence and eventual citizenship, as long as they finish high school, have no criminal record, have lived in the U.S. for more than five years and complete two years of college or military service.
While Democrats largely supported the measure, Republicans had criticized it for encouraging illegal immigrants to bring their children across unsecured borders.
Archbishop Gomez said in a Dec. 21, statement, however, that because of the widespread approval the bill had among most U.S. representatives and a significant show of support among senators, “it is clear that a majority of Congress and of the American public support this common-sense humanitarian measure.”
“I am confident that one day – sooner rather than later – the DREAM Act will become the law of the land.”
Archbishop Gomez extended his thanks to congressional leaders who supported the legislation but also expressed sadness over its current failure.
“My heart goes out to the thousands of young people who would have been helped by the DREAM Act and were disappointed by the Senate action,” he said. “We will continue to work so that one day soon you will have the opportunity to become Americans.”
“The U.S. Catholic bishops will continue to advocate for humane immigration reform, so that we can attain an immigration system that properly balances the need to protect our national sovereignty with our obligation to honor fundamental human rights.”
Archbishop Gomez underscored the need for more “education” to ensure that “Catholics, as well as all Americans, fully understand the humanitarian consequences of a broken immigration system, especially on families.”
Like Mahoney he's completely blind to the suffering of American citizens caused by our uncontrolled borders and broken immigration system.
For some reason he's chosen to throw in with the invaders.
The most probable pedophiles in order are:
Fathers
Teachers
Coaches
Protestant ministers
Priests are way down on the list.
So if a father is a teacher of mid-high history, coaches the girl’s basketball team and is a youth minister at his church on weekends/Sundays — watch out! He would be much more prone to pedophilia that any priest.
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Sexual Abuse of Children by Protestant Ministers
Report: Protestant Church Insurers Handle 260 Sex Abuse Cases a Year
Abuse by Protestant Ministers of Every Denomination
Child Sexual Molestation by Various Protestant Clergy
"Yeshiva" of Brooklyn also Guilty of Child Abuse
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Teachers and Pedophilia - In YOUR Backyard
Washington Post -- D.C. school officials reported 220 abuse allegations against teachers
Sex Abuse by Teachers Said Worse Than Catholic Church
WHEN BOYS ARE MOLESTED BY TEACHERS AND OTHERS IN POSITIONS OF AUTHORITY
Forgotten Study: Abuse in School 100 Times Worse than by Priests
Too often, problem teachers are allowed to leave quietly. That can mean future abuse for another student and another school district.It’s a dynamic so common it has its own nicknames—“passing the trash” or the “mobile molester.”
Merry Christmas BTW.
Give us source to click. That graph apparently attributes all “incidents” not committed to priests as having been committed by protestants. What about “undocumented immigrants”? Non-church going molesters? And so forth and so on.
Smells like a biased “child victims of gun violence” piece of work—that includes gang-bangers.
Looks like you’ve given the topic a lot of thought. Very nice. But it is a red herring, so let’s get back on track:
When the Catholic church is prepared to pay for their 20+million new parishioners, then we’ll talk about protestant child molestation.
Merry X-mas!
you wrote:
“If he’s for the DREAM Act or any other sort of amnesty I consider him anti-American.”
There’s no logical reason to believe your considerations matter.
You wrote:
“then he is anti-criminal.”
The children were not criminals. Their parents were.
“he should keep his freakin mouth shut, America has spoken.”
He has freedom of speech. You’re sounding a lot like a Liberal.
“If he donts like it, go back where he comes from.”
Or he can change it in the democratic process. Last time I checked this was not a fascist dictatorship.
This is not negotialble.
you wrote:
“Infanticide is not the issue,”
But would you want the Church’s tax excempt status yanked over fighting abortion?
“it’s a foreign national working to undermine the laws determining who is here legally and who is not.”
False. It is a legal resident or citizen speaking in favor of a law that was recently before congress.
“Making exceptions for some law breakers when others follow the rules to be in this country. No rule of law, no borders = no nation.”
So, we will no longer make exceptions for the children of lawbreakers? We will treat them the same way as their criminal parents? So, you’re for putting two year olds in prison, right?
Ping!
That’s true, nor do yours, except to our personal friends and family.
You wrote:
“That’s true, nor do yours, except to our personal friends and family.”
False. My considerations are grounded in logic whereas yours are apparently grounded in ignorant opinion.
You wrote:
“Rewarding bad behavior will only result in more of the same behavior.”
What bad behavior did the children commit?
“The Archibishop is a Mexican national by birth, legal status aside, his loyalty is to his native country.”
His loyalty is to God.
“He is an open borders Christian.”
No, he just sees no reason to send children back to countries they don’t even remember.
“He is using his position and the authority granted by the Church to undermine US sovereignty and cheapen the meaning of citizenship, which is a slap in the face to all who obeyed the immigration law of this country and came here in a legal and lawful manner.”
False. He is using his position to speak out on a matter concerning children which he and his fellow bishops believe to be harmful and unfair. This is a slap to no honest immigrant because these children did not violate the law - it was their parents who did so.
Not leaving the country when they reached the age of culpability.
I recognize whom I should not debate.
Merry Christmas and may you always have such a high opinion of yourself.
You wrote:
“Not leaving the country when they reached the age of culpability.”
It’s not bad behavior to not want to abandon the only home you’ve ever known.
You wrote:
“I recognize whom I should not debate.”
Hopefully, one day, you’ll advance to the point where you’ll realize YOU probably shouldn’t debate. Those who don’t have the skills shouldn’t take up the task.
“Merry Christmas and may you always have such a high opinion of yourself.”
It has nothing to do with opinion. What is logical is logical. Your considerations have nothing to do with logic.
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