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The Conference of the Mexican Episcopate released through its social networks, a statement urging the governments of Mexico, the United States and Canada to implement protocols and improve their policies on issues of migration Y mobility human.
The demand arises in the context of the tenth meeting of the North American Leaders Summita space dedicated to establishing a dialogue between Mexico, the United States and Canada to discuss common issues, priorities and solutions to contemporary problems in political issues, human rights, the environment, indigenous peoples, among many others.
Under this context, the Mexican Catholic Church It was concerned about the migration issue, mentioning the need to engage in coordinated actions between the three States that have the dignity of people and human rights as their main axis.
“Migrants are not criminals, and they are not merchandise, but human beings endowed with values, principles, and rights,” the religious authorities wrote.
The communiqué also highlighted that the “Title 42”because from the Pastoral de Movilidad Humana attached to the Catholic Church, it is argued that it is a policy from the era of the COVID-19 pandemic designed to quickly expel undocumented migrants, without granting them the right to request protection.
The Catholic Church He also mentioned that they are aware of detention groups at the border of countries where people are prevented from passing and, on many occasions, their human rights are violated.
“We trust that after the X Summit, strategies and actions will be implemented for the benefit of migrants seeking better opportunities for themselves and their families. Actions that represent legal security and social and labor certainty in which their rights are respected at all times without any distinction,” the religious institution pointed out.
The Bishop of Ciudad Juárez, responsible for the Episcopal Dimension of the Human Mobility Pastoral (DEPMH), Guadalupe Torres Campos reaffirmed that the commitment of the pilgrim church will continue with people in a context of mobility, as well as in the promotion of their human rights .
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