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ence of Catholic Bishops, The Society of Jesus in the United States has urged the Department of Homeland Security to reconsider the use of immigration enforcement raids at worksites. The Jesuits have asked that the raids be abandoned and have called for comprehensive immigration reform that respects human dignity and preserves family unity. “Our government has a responsibility to protect the basic rights, freedoms and security of everyone in America regardless of legal status – not generate fear and insecurity in them,” said Fr. Thomas Smolich (CFN), president of the Jesuit Conference. NOVEMBER 2008 VOLUME 38, NUMBER 1 NATIONAL JESUIT NEWS