Originally published at National Catholic Register
In statements made earlier this week, Vice President-elect JD Vance offered a preview of how the Trump administration will try to counter criticism of its mass-deportation plans leveled by Democrats — and by U.S. bishops.
In statements made earlier this week, Vice President-elect JD Vance offered a preview of how the Trump administration will try to counter criticism of its mass-deportation plans leveled by Democrats — and by U.S. bishops.
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ eight-member Committee on Migration published a statement earlier this month criticizing the country’s current limits on legal immigration (arguing that such limits “are no longer responsive to the social, economic, and geopolitical realities of today”) and calling for the federal government to make it easier for foreign-born people in the country without legal residency to gain permanent status.
The bishops’ statement also said that changes in immigration policy should minimize detention, “strengthen families and promote family unity,” and reduce what it called “family separation” — a topic that Fox News Sunday host Shannon Bream raised with Vance during an interview broadcast Sunday.
“What about the critics, who are humanitarian activists and others who are worried about these deportations, saying families are going to
