Washington D.C., May 19, 2010 / 17:02 pm
Bishop John C. Wester of Salt Lake City and Archbishop Rafael Romo Muñoz of Tijuana, Mexico have issued a joint statement for Mexican President Felipe Calderón's visit to the United States. Calling on both leaders to reform migration policy, they urged a “humane” response to illegal immigration.
Bishop Wester chairs the Committee on Migration of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), while Archbishop Romo heads the Mexican Episcopal Conference’s Migration Commission.
“We urge both President Obama and President Calderon to work cooperatively toward the mutual goals of creating a safe border and a humane and fair immigration system,” they said.
Their Wednesday statement called the relationship between the U.S. and Mexico “extremely important,” adding that mutual cooperation and understanding is “paramount.”