J. Kevin Appleby is the acting executive director of the Center for Migration Studies of New York and the former director of migration policy at the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.
Polarization and a lack of political will have prevented the U.S. from responding to the bishops' moral case for immigration reform, says J. Kevin Appleby.
Here are some terms and phrases used in immigration debates that dehumanize our fellow human beings — and here are some alternatives that recognize immigrants as persons imbued with God-given dignity.
Commentary: What happened between November, when Biden committed to 125,000 refugees, and now? Simply put, reality set in on the political and operational challenges of managing migration to the U.S.
