Now, I know the SAFE Act had hearings years ago, but I think we would
be better off if we sat down together, if we reasoned together, if we
worked through the defects in this draft, and came up with a bill that
really targeted MS-13 members, something that we could all support and
that well-served our country. I will just say that Sister Simone Campbell, one of the leading nuns
in America, explained her opposition to this bill. She said:
The bill's harboring provisions under INA 274 are so
sweeping that religious workers who provide shelter,
transportation, or support to undocumented immigrants could
be found liable of criminal activity. This statute has been
used against religious workers in the past, and the bill
tries to make it a weapon for the future. Let's listen to the nuns like we did in school, and step back,
redraft this bill, and oppose this poorly crafted measure today.
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