Borders, Mercy, and Responsibility: Reconciling Sovereignty with the Moral Duty to Protect the Vulnerable - Gateway Hispanic

Borders, Mercy, and Responsibility: Reconciling Sovereignty with the Moral Duty to Protect the Vulnerable - Gateway Hispanic

Few issues test the moral and political coherence of modern states more than mass immigration. Governments face a legitimate obligation to defend their borders, enforce the rule of law, and protect citizens from organized crime and transnational threats. At the same time, the Catholic Church insists that human dignity does not disappear at a border and that societies have a moral duty to offer refuge to those fleeing persecution, war, or extreme…