Migration - Not Getting stuck in the Logic of “Crisis” + Chicago Affiliate & Dignity

Dylan Corbett, executive director of the Hope Border Institute of El Paso, Texas, and a friend of Maryknoll, stressed that "the politics (around migration) are not working." The border has become hyper-politicized, he said, and "is an obstacle to all immigration reform efforts, Republican and now Democrat."

"The actions of Texas in recent months, in recent years, in recent days, are truly demonic and fanning the flames of this politicization. And it's all political," he said. "When you get stuck in that logic of crisis, you can no longer see solutions."

Corbett also said there needs to be "a vision grounded in faith, grounded in hope, a structure and capacity to connect all the points of light between the border and the interior."

"There's no crisis of immigration," Corbett concluded. "There's a crisis of imagination, of vision, of human vulnerability, of violence against women, of inequality, racism, political expediency, scapegoating. That's the crisis. We need to disabuse ourselves of the language of crisis."

One strong example of a concrete action that we can take is seen in the video that follows where a Maryknoll Affiliate from the Chicago Chapter has become involved with helping migrants adjust in the early phases of their coming to the U.S.

Video link: https://scrippsnews.com/stories/chicago-migrants-get-winter-respite-at-a-volunteer-run-donation-center/