My wife and I both became Catholic just one year ago. However I have some questions on the Bishop's stand in this matter.

What happened to "render unto Caesar's what is Caesar's and unto God what is His"? Isn't immigration law and order a Caesar issue? The political government of the various nations has authority under God to maintain order and safety for all. Didn't Paul say that in Romans and based on Jesus' teachings?

And since Mexico is just historically a MUCH more Catholic nation than the USA ever was, why didn't the church solve the problem of Mexicans being poor and downtrodden in their OWN country many, many years ago?

Why do these Bishops and even our current Pope seem willing to use/force a secular government who takes money from ALL it's citizens via force-of-arms (yes, men WITH guns will show up and arrest you for not paying your taxes) to use that money to "care for the poor" - instead of merely using Church revenues to do the same?