Mexico City, Mexico, Jul 24, 2019 / 16:19 pm
The Mexican bishops reaffirmed Tuesday its concern over the lack of a humanitarian reception for migrants, whose dignity has been violated, and exchanged for "a plate of lentils."
The bishops' conference criticized Mexico's lack of migration policies in a July 23 statement, saying that as a result, the country has submitted to the policies and impositions of the United States, "accepting the incoherency of tying business interests to the right and need to migrate, seeking a better life."
"Sadly we can see that this dignity as persons and children of God is being violated, since it has been 'exchanged for a plate of lentils'", they lamented.
The bishops' conference expressed their concern "for a truly humanitarian reception for our brother migrants, which reflects our convictions concerning the recognition and equal protection of the rights of all human beings."