The pope calls for compassion for America's "many immigrant children," and some people accuse him of meddling in American politics. My, how things have changed in this country! On immigration, the political pendulum has swung so far to the right that immigrant-bashing politicians are challenging even Pope Benedict XVI's right to defend his American immigrant flock.

For years, American bishops and other U.S. Catholic leaders have been consistently supportive of immigration ref ...

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