The Justice, Peace, and Integrity of Creation Departments of the School Sisters of Notre Dame, Atlantic-Midwest and Central Pacific Provinces, reject President Trump’s emergency declaration as an abuse of executive power. The real national emergency resides in our nation’s failure to respond with compassion and competence to the needs of the vulnerable people at the U.S. southern border. Because the U.S. immigration system has not been revised since 1986, we cannot respond efficiently and justly to those who wish to migrate legally, nor can we respond satisfactorily to the plight of migrants seeking shelter on our shores. Since our immigration system is broken, we do have an emergency on our hands – but it is one that a wall will not fix. Click read the full statement
