Virginia Bishop for ‘Well-Regulated Borders’ Amid VP J.D. Vance Rumble

Vice President JD Vance (R) said on CBS' Face the Nation: “Just because we were founded by immigrants doesn't mean 240 years later, we should have the dumbest immigration policy in the world.” The text from the X-post (a.k.a.: "tweet") shown in the report below stated the following. "Along with our greatest respect for human dignity, and as a consequence of our respect for the common good, the Church has always shown the greatest concern for all that is right and just. We implore all leaders to strive to keep our nation safe for the sake of thriving and healthy families, including migrant families. Sadly, some of those who have entered our country, legally or illegally, have committed serious crimes. There must be consequences for such behavior, as there is no place for violence, trafficking, or gang activity in our society. Our laws exist to safeguard the good of all, and they must be respected. We therefore also recognize all those law enforcement officers, including many immigrants and children of immigrants, who work diligently to uphold our laws and protect our communities, often at great risk to themselves. They deserve and receive our prayers." There is more in Part I, which is an article from the Daily Signal to this writer for MHProNews and this Patch is in Part I which will be followed by additional insights in Part II.

Part I

News

Virginia Catholic Bishop Advocates for ‘Well-Regulated Borders’ Amid Vance Controversy

George Caldwell | February 02, 2025

The Catholic bishop of the diocese of Arlington, Virginia came to the defense of secure border policies, amid debate over Vice President JD Vance’s criticism of Catholic assistance to illegal immigrants.

The “Pastoral Statement on American Immigration Law” envisions a form of border security which works for the Catholic vision of the common good.

In the letter, Bishop Michael F. Burbidge wrote of “the Church’s teaching that every country has the right and the responsibility ‘to promote public order, safety, and security through well-regulated borders and just limits on immigration.”

“As the Catechism of the Catholic Church emphasizes, Catholic teaching does not support an open border policy, but rather emphasizes a common sense approach where the duty to care for the stranger is practiced in harmony with the duty to care for the nation.” added Burbridge, whose diocese includes Northern Virginia cities just outside Washington, D.C.

He emphasized the need to protect “human dignity” of all, including illegal immigrants.

“Even when immigration reform includes repatriation of those persons who have committed violent crimes, or who otherwise violate the terms of a right to remain, human dignity can be respected. We must not presume a conflict between human dignity and the rule of law.”

Burbridge wrote that the Catholic Church “has historically emphasized two crucial points,” namely “the rights of persons to the integrity and unity of their families irrespective of where they settle,” and access to the sacraments of the Church.

“I plead with those responsible for law enforcement to refrain from entering our sacred spaces unless absolutely and unequivocally necessary to ensure the safety of all persons,” he added.

INCREDIBLE statement from @BishopBurbidge of @arlingtonchurch on immigration.

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Burbridge’s letter comes amid controversy in the Catholic Church over President Donald Trump’s tough border policies.

Cardinal Robert McElroy, who will soon be installed as archbishop of the Washington, D.C. diocese, has harshly criticized deportation efforts.

At the press conference announcing his appointment, McElroy said that “having a wider, indiscriminate, massive deportation across the country would be something that would be incompatible with Catholic doctrine.”

Timothy P. Broglio, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, said in a Jan. 22 statement that “[s]ome provisions contained in the Executive Orders, such as those focused on the treatment of immigrants and refugees, foreign aid, expansion of the death penalty, and the environment, are deeply troubling and will have negative consequences, many of which will harm the most vulnerable among us.”

“Other provisions in the Executive Orders can be seen in a more positive light, such as recognizing the truth about each human person as male or female,” added Broglio, who heads the archdiocese for the Military Services, which supports Catholics in the U.S. military.

Vance, himself a convert to Catholicism, was asked about Broglio’s statements in a “Face the Nation” interview that aired Jan. 26.

“As a practicing Catholic, I was actually heartbroken by that statement,” Vance said. “I think that the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops needs to actually look in the mirror a little bit and recognize that when they receive over $100 million to help resettle illegal immigrants, are they worried about humanitarian concerns? Or are they actually worried about their bottom line?”

Vance added that if the bishops were “worried about the humanitarian costs of immigration enforcement, let them talk about the children who have been sex trafficked because of the wide-open border of Joe Biden.”

Just google “ordo amoris.” Aside from that, the idea that there isn’t a hierarchy of obligations violates basic common sense. Does Rory really think his moral duties to his own children are the same as his duties to a stranger who lives thousands of miles away? Does anyone? https://t.co/otvv5g1wFN
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The vice president also defended on social media Thursday his remarks on “Face the Nation” that “you love your family and then you love your neighbor, and then you love your community, and then you love your fellow citizens in your own country, and then, after that, you can focus and prioritize the rest of the world.”

Writing on X, Vance said a critic should Google “Ordo Amoris”—the idea that humans have a heightened moral obligation to those closest to them (in this case, one’s family and nation).

“The idea that there isn’t a hierarchy of obligations violates basic common sense,” wrote Vance.

George Caldwell is a journalism fellow at The Daily Signal.

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Part II

Sources state that illegal immigration is down about 93 percent since President Donald J. Trump (R) and his VP J.D. Vance (R) took office.

Why is it a surprise when Trump and Vance do and defend a policy that they boldly ran on and which attracted millions of voters?

That rapid success at stemming the flow of illegal immigration underscores that Joe Biden (D) and Kamala Harris (D) clearly could have done something but did not. Or more to the point, what the Biden-Harris (D) regime and their party leaders did was to foster illegal immigration. Indeed, untold tens to hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars were spent, per sources such as the Center for Immigration Studies, to foster illegal immigration via non-governmental organizations (NGOs).

No wonder that most Americans think that the federal government is inefficient. In several cases, weaponized government was paying taxpayer money to foster the violation of U.S. immigration law and make American citizens less safe.

Manzanita Miller-by 60% to 37% Americans Say Govt Wasteful-Inefficient

On a range of issues, federal policy under Biden-Harris and Democratic leadership, sometimes with RINO Republican help, was doing the opposite of what a federal agency is supposed to be doing. For example, Trump nominee for HUD Secretary, E. Scott Turner, said that HUD was failing at its core mission. Thank God that several of the Trump nominees have the courage to say what's obvious.

It wasn't just nominee Turner who says that million of more homes are needed, Democrats have said the same. But curiously, it was Democrats who were in charge of Congress for the first two years of Biden-Harris (D) and controlled federal policy for 4 years. Per Turner, 'We're not building enough housing. We need millions of homes of all kinds: single family, apartments, manufactured homes...'

More on the topic above from the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) letter to HUD Secretary nominee E. Scott Turner is found in the report linked below. MHARR asserts that HUD has failed to enforce federal laws that if routinely enforced would provide for millions of more affordable manufactured homes without the need for federal tax subsidies.

The nexus of Big Food, Big Pharma, and Big Government, per Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and others, has been making Americans less healthy rather than more healthy for decades.

Big Govt, Big Pharma, Big Food made Americans Overweight and Unhealthy

President Trump has been saying for months, starting well before the 2024 election voting outcome was known, that a big change in U.S. trade and tax policies could end the federal income tax. Imagine if a few years from now, if there was no longer a need to file a federal income tax by citizens because the income tax was eliminated?!

Is it possible that corruption and cronyism has become so widespread that several things millions have been taught to believe is simply not accurate?

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