Bishop DiMarzio calls for worldwide effort on immigration issues

Published: 2005-06-13

FAIRFIELD, Conn. (CNS) -- Bishop Nicholas A. DiMarzio of Brooklyn, N.Y., who is the U.S. representative to the Global Commission on International Migration, called June 9 for a worldwide effort to address immigration issues. He outlined information gathered through what he described as painstaking research conducted by the 19-member commission. The body was formed in late 2003 by U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan to provide a global response to migration issues. The findings of the report, expected to be out later this year, cover 181 issues organized into key categories, including the economic dimension of migration, irregular migration, human rights and the governance of international migration. "Communication, cooperation and collaboration" are the challenges for finding ways to "gently bring people together to deal with these tremendous issues, not only socially but politically," said Bishop DiMarzio. He made the remarks in a keynote address the opening day of a June 8-12 symposium titled "Migration Studies and Jesuit Identity: Forging a Path Forward" at Jesuit-run Fairfield University.

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