I worry at times, writing this column, that I may sound like a broken record, harping on immigration issues and the Catholic Church’s teachings on the subject ad nauseum. But America’s Catholic bishops clearly have no such qualms; indeed, it seems as though their excellencies issue some new (often whiny) immigration missive every other week, horrifically misrepresenting the Church’s age-old teachings on matters of national sovereignty, borders, and the moral responsibilities that immigrants and refugees owe to their host nations. Well, last week was one of those weeks.

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) on Friday published a statement authored by Bishop Brendan Cahill of the Diocese of Victoria in Texas, complaining of President Donald Trump’s plan to increase detention housing capacity for arrested illegal aliens. “These plans are deeply troubling,” the bishop wrote, making veiled references to the mass internment of Japanese nationals during World War II. “The thought of holding thousands of families in massive warehouses should challenge the conscience of every American. Whatever their immigration status, these are human beings created in the image and likeness of God, and this is a moral inflection point for our country,” he continued. “We implore the Administration and Congress to lead with right reason, abandon this misuse of taxpayer funds, and to instead pursue a more just approach to immigration enforcement that truly respects human dignity, the sanctity of families, and religious liberty.” ….

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