The president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Oklahoma City Archbishop Paul Coakley, says the deportations happening in the U.S. are instilling fear, and “that's something that concerns us all.” “We are a nation of immigrants ourselves,” Coakley told Margaret Brennan. “So, I think that's something that we, as Americans, need to always come back to. We are founded upon the immigrant experience. So I think we need to be generous in welcoming immigrants.” | Face The Nation

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops posted a “special message” in November denouncing “indiscriminate mass deportation of people” and other immigration policies being carried out by the Trump administration. The conference’s newly elected president, Archbishop Paul Coakley, told Margaret Brennan that he hasn’t spoken with the president or vice president, but if he does, “undoubtedly, the question of immigration is going to come up.” “I think we have opportunities to work together,”