Quote of the Day, Catholic Edition

Cardinal Renato Raffaelle Martino is the president of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People, renewing the church's call for a humane treatment of immigrants:

'There are over 200 million people who live outside their countries of origin, driven by misery, hunger, violence, wars, ethnic rivalries, but also by the desire for a better life,'' Martino said.
The influx of immigrants into the world's richer nations is ''often experienced by the host country as a sort of 'invasion', with negative repercussions on (social) stability and public safety issues''.
The cardinal said the negative climate ''makes human life even more sad and bitter for many immigrants'' and can drive them further to the margins of society.
''The problem is not resolved by closing borders but by countries welcoming the immigrant influx, with the right balanced and solid rules'' in order to ease integration, he said.

Amen.