Reading List
Useful Articles
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Borders of Hope
Andrea Moreno-Diaz
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52 Days on the Road
Nell Salzman
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The long, ugly history of barb wire at the U.S.-Mexico border
David Dorado Romo
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Trip to the US-Mexico Border Inspires Action on Jesuit Campuses
Jesuit Universities Human Action Network
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Partners in Mission: Return to the Border
Andrea Moreno-Diaz
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Pastoral Letter: Look at the border through the eyes of migrants
Bishop Mark Seitz, El Paso
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Bishop Seitz's remarkable pastoral letter
Michael Sean Winters
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The Qur’anic Perspective on Immigrants
Zeki Saritoprak
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109th World Day of Migrants & Refugees
Pope Francis
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Border Wall Falls Leave Migrants With Devastating — and Costly — Injuries
Miriam Jordan
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Pastoral Message on Mass Detentions and Mass Deportations
Bishop Mark Seitz, El Paso
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The children on the border are speaking. Are we listening?
Bishop Mark Seitz & Dylan Corbett
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National Catholic Reporter
Read Various Stories on Immigration and the Church from the National Catholic Reporter
Supplemental Videos
Recommended Books
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Borderlands/La Frontera
Gloria Anzaldúa
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Racial Formation in the United States
Michael Omi and Howard Winant
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Intersectionality
Patricia Collins
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Storming the Wall: Climate Change, Migration, and Homeland Security
Todd Miller
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Build Bridges, Not Walls: A Journey to a World Without Borders
Todd Miller
Additional Reading
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Catholic Social Teaching Presentation
By Fr. Rafael Garcia
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List of suggested reading: Bible and Church Documents
Prepared by Fr. Rafael Garcia
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Sorrow and Mourning Flee Away: Pastoral Letter on Migration
by Bishop Mark J. Seitz
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Message of his Holiness Pope Francis for the 104th World Day of Migrants and Refugees
by Pope Francis
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What to Do After Welcoming? Immigration and Moral Dilemmas
by Fr. Rafael Garcia
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What is Catholic Social Teaching? (English)
by Hope Border Institute
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¿Que es la enseñanza social Católica? (Español)
por Instituto Fronterizo Esperanza
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Children on the Run
by UNHCR - The UN Refugee Agency
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