Immigration reform landscape: In a 'dark period' for now

By Paula Doyle

Recently proposed federal and state immigration legislation perpetuates a failed enforcement-only approach and side-steps desperately needed policy solutions to fix a broken immigration system in the U.S., say immigration reform proponents throughout the country.

"Since we lost the [immigration reform] bill last year, we have to go through this dark period where legislators consider enforcement-only measures. In the end, they will realize this is not the right approach," said Kevin Appleby, director of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops' office of migration and refugee policy during a phone interview with The Tidings from his Washington, D.C., office.

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