The Catholic Church’s teachings on national sovereignty, culture, and identity are perennial and immutable

Pope Leo XII wrote in 1885 , “Nations have their own distinct character and genius, bestowed upon them by divine Providence,” Pope Pius XI wrote that the Catholic Church “never places limits to the rights of individuals or nations to develop according to their ethnic characteristics”.

S.A. McCarthy : Deportation program is not a means of demeaning, degrading, or dehumanizing immigrants but of ensuring that America ’s laws are respected, her people protected, and her national and cultural identity.

McCarthy : The bishops may also want to examine the effects that mass immigration — and especially illegal immigration — has had on the nation.