Know Much About Our Ancestors’ Immigration?

Which of the following are true?

a) Prior to 1924, a visa or other documents were not required to enter the United States.
b) In 1929 “illegal” European immigrants were allowed to stay in the United States if they were found to be law abiding, had been in the U.S. since 1921, and paid a $20 fee.
c) Western Europeans were not subject to the immigration Quota Law of 1921.
d) In 1882 the United States passed a law which banned Chinese from immigrating to the U.S.

How Much Do You Know About Homelessness?

According to recent estimates, how many children are homeless in the United States?
a) 1 in 1,000
b) 1 in 500
c) 1 in 100
d) 1 in 50

Help Stop Genocide Horror in Darfur by Calling 1-800-Genocide

Send Free Rice To The Hungry

Play the “Rice Game” at www.freerice.com. For every correct word you choose, 20 grains of rice are sent to hungry people through the United Nations World Food Program

What’s Happening in Darfur?

Call To Action #17

LEARN ABOUT THE POSITIONS OF PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES

ON ISSUES THAT RELATE TO CATHOLIC SOCIAL TEACHING

Do you know yet who you’ll vote for in the presidential race? — and why? To make it easier for you, check out www.networklobby.org to find a “Presidential Candidate Chart,” which compares the positions of Senators Obama and McCain on a whole list of issues, all from a Catholic perspective. The issues covered are Healthcare, Hunger, Ecology

Office for Social Justice Housing Action Team (HAT)

HAT is a coalition of parishioners from congregations within the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis working together on the issue of supportive housing. Supportive housing targets the “chronically” homeless, such as people with physical disability, mental illness, or chemical dependency. Supportive housing provides affordable housing with on-site social services that help people learn how to better manage such life situations. The result is that chronically homeless people