Why are US Bishops So Concerned About Trump’s Refugee Orders? Follow the Money Trail
11th April 2017
Is a conflict of interest behind some of the U.S. Catholic bishops’ strong criticisms of President Trump’s immigration policy, in particular his two temporary travel bans? That’s the question being raised by a number of experts in foreign policy and Catholic charitable work, including a former adviser to President Bush and a leading figure in conservative Catholic media.
These critics are pointing out that in Fiscal Year 2016, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) received more than $91 million in government funding for refugee resettlement. Over the past nine years, the USCCB has received a total of $534,788,660 in taxpayer dollars for refugee resettlement programs, reported Ann Corcoran, editor of Refugee Resettlement Watch.
Doing well by doing good.
April 11th, 2017 at 17:00
Can’t it just be as simple as they are concerned about the welfare of the immigrants?
Not everyone is as cynical and mercenary as you, you know.