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Immigration and Labor Globalization
Ignoring workers' legal status is unjust and contrary to Catholic social teaching
By John M. Grondelski | October 30th 2025 11:38 AMIn a recent essay, I quoted approvingly Oren Cass’s observation that employment, labor, and immigration law form a coherent legal whole that protects both national security and domestic workers. Summarizing Cass, immigration law determines who can work; employment law fixes “baseline” criteria for the employer-employee relationship; and labor law protects…
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By backing illegal immigration, churchmen bless a system that exploits workers & enriches capital
By John M. Grondelski | October 27th 2025 11:29 AMIn his video defending immigrants, Chicago archbishop Blase Cupich begins by talking about migrants without regard to their status. “We stand with the father who labors in silence to build a better future.” Then, speaking expressly to immigrants “without documents,” Cupich adds, “Most of you have been here for years.…
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