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We, the undersigned faith leaders, write to ask for your opposition to HR 1, the budget reconciliation legislation currently being considered by the US Senate. We believe that the changes made by the US Senate to the legislation are insufficient and do not significantly mitigate its adverse effects.
First, it provides tens of billions of dollars to the government to undertake a mass deportation campaign which will separate US families, harm US-citizen and immigrant children, and sow chaos in local communities. It will spur immigration raids across the nation, harming hard-working immigrant families essential to our economy and causing widespread unrest like we recently witnessed in Los Angeles.
This funding also will be used to target faith communities, as the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has removed places of worship from its sensitive locations list, allowing ICE agents to enter them for enforcement purposes. We have already witnessed a reduction in attendance at many of our religious services in our denominations, as the threat of enforcement has deterred many families from practicing their faith.
Then Sisters of Providence General Superior Sister Denise Wilkinson shares a moment with then Archbishop Joseph Tobin during a luncheon at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods.
Moreover, the bill provides funding for a border wall along the US-Mexico border which we believe will drive migrants into the most remote regions of the border and lead to an increase in migrant deaths. It also would hurt the local environment along the border and force desperate asylum-seekers seeking safety to increasingly rely on human smugglers.
As you should know, our faith organizations have long favored the creation of legal avenues for migration and a legalization program for immigrants who have lived in the US for years and contributed their hard work to our economy. We believe the adoption of these policies, instead of the implementation of a mass deportation campaign, would not only benefit immigrant workers and their families, but be in the best interest of our nation.
Second, the legislation makes severe cuts in health-care coverage and food assistance to millions of both low-income citizens and legal residents, including asylum-seekers and refugees, driving them deeper into poverty. According to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO), the bill transfers wealth from those in the bottom 10 percent of income to those in the top 10 percent of income in our nation, increasing the already large gap between the rich and the poor.
From our various faith perspectives, the moral test of a nation is how it treats those most in need of support. In our view, this legislation will harm the poor and vulnerable in our nation, to the detriment of the common good. Its passage would be a moral failure for American society as a whole.
We respectfully ask you to vote “no” on the budget reconciliation legislation, HR 1.
Sincerely,
His Eminence Cardinal Robert W. McElroy His Eminence Cardinal Joseph William Tobin, CSsR
Archbishop of Washington, DC Archbishop of Newark, New Jersey
Imam Jamal Rahman Rabbi Daniel Weiner
Interfaith Community Sanctuary, Seattle, Washington Seattle, Washington
The Rt. Reverend Philip N. LaBelle Bishop
Episcopal Diocese of Olympia
Reverend Douglas Avilesbernal, Executive Minister – Evergreen Baptist Association
Presiding Elder Spencer Francis Barrett, African Methodist Episcopal Church, Cascade District
Rabbi Sarah Bassin, Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (Rabbi-in-residence)
Most Reverend Ramon Bejarano, Auxiliary Bishop of San Diego, California
Most Reverend Steven Biegler, Bishop of Cheyenne, Wyoming
Most Reverend Roy E. Campbell, Jr., Auxiliary Bishop of Washington, DC
Most Reverend Anthony C. Celino, Auxiliary Bishop of El Paso, Texas
The Rt. Reverend Angela M. CortiÒas, VII Bishop Suffragan of the Episcopal Diocese of West Texas
Most Reverend Nicholas DiMarzio, Bishop Emeritus of Brooklyn, New York
Most Reverend John P. Dolan, Bishop of Phoenix, Arizona
Most Reverend Eusebio L. Elizondo, MSpS, Auxiliary Bishop of Seattle, Washington
Most Reverend Paul D. Etienne, Archbishop of Seattle, Washington
Reverend Dr. SanDawna Gaulman Ashley, Synod of the Northeast, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).
Imam Taha Hassane, Islamic Center of San Diego, California
Reverend Lynne Hinton, Conference Director, New Mexico Conference of Churches
Bishop Richard Jaech, Southwestern Washington Synod – Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Most Reverend Joseph R. Kopacz, Bishop of Jackson, Mississippi
Bishop Dave Nagler, Pacifica Synod – ELCA
Most Reverend Michael Pham, Bishop-elect of San Diego, California
Most Reverend Felipe Pulido, Auxiliary Bishop of San Diego, California
The Rt. Reverend Jennifer A. Reddall, VI Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Arizona
Ruling Elder Conrad M. Rocha, Synod of the Southwest (PCUSA)
Most Reverend Mitchell Thomas Rozanski, Archbishop of St. Louis, Missouri
Reverend Dr. Gabriel Salguero,Pastor, The Gathering Place and President, National Latino Evangelical Coalition, Orlando, Florida
Most Reverend Frank Schuster, Auxiliary Bishop of Seattle, Washington
The Rt. Reverend Susan Brown Snook, Bishop, Episcopal Diocese of San Diego
Most Reverend Jaime Soto, Bishop of Sacramento, California
Most Reverend John Stowe, OFM Conv., Bishop of Lexington, Kentucky
Most Reverend Joseph J. Tyson, Bishop of Yakima, Washington
Bishop Shelley Bryan Wee, Northwest Washington Synod, ELCA
Most Reverend Edward J. Weisenberger, Archbishop of Detroit, Michigan
Most Reverend John C. Wester, Archbishop of Santa Fe, New Mexico
Institute Leadership Team, Sisters of Mercy of the Americas:
The Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, are a congregation of Roman Catholic women religious (sisters) who minister throughout the United States and Taiwan. Saint Mother Theodore Guerin founded the Sisters of Providence in 1840. The congregation has a mission of being God's Providence in the world by committing to performing works of love, mercy and justice in service among God's people.
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