, St. Mary’s University hosted U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales , former Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff, executive director of Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley Sister Norma Pimentel, and St. Mary’s Law Professor Erica Schommer.
“I don’t normally agree with Republican elected officials on immigration issues, and while I didn’t agree with everything that Congressman Gonzales said, I very much appreciate his willingness to be in conversation and have a dialogue that isn’t dehumanizing and divisive,” Schommer said. “We must take care of each other. That should be the basis of what we do, but we must do it in a way that helps our country be better for everybody,” she said.
Pimentel agreed that moving toward solutions will not be easy. “The heavier the lift, it’s because the better [the outcome] will be,” she said. “Protecting our borders, making sure we can control what comes into the country is very important, but we must separate the human part.
The panel agreed that immigration isn’t just a South Texas issue, but a nationwide issue, and that the political process is difficult to navigate — but not impossible. “I’m seeing first-generation Americans that used to see migrants in the eyes of their grandparents and are now saying, ‘You are causing harm to my life. You’re changing my lifestyle,’ and they’re angry and they’re scared,” he said.
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