"Since the early 19th century, many Catholics have immigrated to the United States illegally, and the Catholic Church has given them what protection it can - sometimes legally, and sometimes illegally. A few years ago, the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation that would require churches to report illegal aliens who came to the churches for assistance." Interesting. Do members of any other group of immigrants possess such a powerful advocate body in the US? I presume the Catholic Church mainly deals with native members of the American continent, crossing colonised borders. But what about 'alien' Muslims emigrating from entirely other parts of the world for example? How does it work over there?
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