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Virginia Bishop: Catholic Teaching ‘Does Not Support Open Border Policy’

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Bishop Michael F. Burbidge of Arlington, VA, has weighed in on the immigration debate, insisting that every country needs “well-regulated borders and just limits on immigration,” which in no way violate human dignity.

“Even when immigration reform includes repatriation of those persons who have committed violent crimes, or who otherwise violate the terms of a right to remain, human dignity can be respected,” Bishop Burbidge wrote Friday. “We must not presume a conflict between human dignity and the rule of law.”

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