This explainer series, Catholic Doctrine on Immigration , explores how the teaching of faith and Scriptures intersect with immigration policy, focusing on the role of Milwaukee’s Catholic Church in responding to enforcement, labor dynamics, and family separation. Through detailed reporting across legal, economic, and pastoral contexts by Milwaukee Independent staff members, the series examines how Church teaching shapes institutional action and informs the Church’s engagement on national immigration issues. mkeind.com/catholicimmigration
In Wisconsin’s fields, factories, kitchens, and care homes, undocumented immigrants provide essential labor that rarely enters public conversation. Yet without their contribution, key sectors of the state’s economy would falter.
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