On the economic issue, they requested that migrants be given “freedom of movement and the possibility of working” and “offering them the possibility of participating in an economy that allows them to be integrated into society.”
The bishops also emphasized the importance of guaranteeing “consular assistance, equitable access to justice and religious freedom,” and “ensuring the right to always have identity documents on one’s person.”
Among other things, they asked for “family reunification to be facilitated” and “for local communities to be prepared for assimilation efforts.”
In their statement, the bishops expressed their concern about the “immigration policies implemented by the United States government and the detention and containment policy in Mexico.”
The president of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, has denied on different occasions that his counterpart from the United States, Joe Biden, has asked him to tighten immigration controls.
However, the prelates noted that the immigration policies implemented have caused “uncertainty, rejection, persecution, and violation of their human rights, exposing them to falling into the hands of criminal organizations in order to reach their destination.”