On Sunday March 21st, members of the Cathedral Parish will join a march beginning at the Salt Lake City County Building at 12:00 Noon and concluding at the Utah State Capitol. The march coincides with a similar event in Washington, D. C. calling for comprehensive immigration reform. Bus transportation will be available from the Cathedral at 11:30 AM, and again from the State Capitol at the conclusion of the march.
The march is a call to action by our legislators and executive leaders to develop a reasonable solution to years of negligence which have now created many difficult situations for children, young people and families. The march is not a call for amnesty or lawlessness, but a call for a thoughtful, just and family-centered solution to the current difficult realities.
You can find out more at the United States Bishop's official website. An interesting assessment of the economic realities and the contributions of immigrant workers is found here.
There has been plenty of hate-mongering and xenophobia. Let people of good will stand for a solution to this situation that makes the dignity and respect for each human life a priority.
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