What is the background of the RCC immigration modern teachings?

The official teaching is that you can make and enforce prudent rules around how immigration occurs, but you should welcome and protect those who are truly vulnerable. It's never been that countries are forced to take in unending waves of immigrants.

Catechism:

"The more prosperous nations are obliged, to the extent they are able, to welcome the foreigner in search of the security and the means of livelihood which he cannot find in his country of origin. Public authorities should see to it that the natural right is respected that places a guest under the protection of those who receive him.

Political authorities, for the sake of the common good for which they are responsible, may make the exercise of the right to immigrate subject to various juridical conditions, especially with regard to the immigrants' duties toward their country of adoption. Immigrants are obliged to respect with gratitude the material and spiritual heritage of the country that receives them, to obey its laws and to assist in carrying civic burdens."

The problem with Christianity - and in this case Catholicism - is that you are supposed to always assume positive intent. That a person seeking to immigrate and seeking it in good faith, and will do what they should do in good faith.

As Christians - we have to believe that. As long as negative intent isn't obvious - we can't assume negative intent.

But we all know that isn't realistic. But that sort of doesn't matter.


And the catechism itself, for Catholics, has to thread that needle.







On the other side of things - there's a lot of influence that comes from outside Catholicism, if you catch my drift. That stuff is real with some of the tangential "Catholic" organizations that do a lot of this work.

Catholic Church isn't in the pro immigration business. They aren't saying to people , "Hey Mr. Latin American, you should go to America in fact we'll facilitate it as the RCC." The Curch is pro immigrant once they are here. Meaning they protect, give care, and advocate for them....give shelter and food and point them to services that the immigrants cam access. So long as the immigrant is not committing felonies like theft, rape or murder while under their care, the Church will avoid dealing with the authorities.

Catholic Church has always been facilitator for immigrants and refugees. It's a policy based on hundreds of years if not a milennia whether it be Europe or the Americas.

I’m a fairly traditional catholic.


The basis of the USCCB position (which then filters up to the Vatican) is the billions of dollars scooped up by “Catholic” Charities aiding and abetting illegal immigration.