What % of the illegal immigration problem is caused by organized religion?

The love of money is the root of all evil.

Houses of worship and the people in them often help new immigrants, but they don't cause the immigration. They help those who are already here, both criminal and non-criminal (other than the crime of illegal immigration). Without the houses of worship, I don't think that many illegal immigrants would be sent back, they would just be homeless more often, despondent more often and have less access to food, jobs and health care.

I don't think organized religion supports the criminal class any more than anyone who serves people supports the criminal class. If I help twelve people across the street and one of them is a criminal, am I supporting the criminal class?

Why do you want to blame organized religion for illegal criminals entering and staying in America? I'm an atheist and I don't even blame organized religion for this because it's irrational.

Something to think about: once upon a time, all of our ancestors were illegal immigrants. A few people on those first few ships had the permission of the local tribes to settle (with limitations on where they could live, hunt and fish), but I doubt every one of your ancestors came off of one of those ships. Even if they did, we pretty much broke all of those agreements anyway, or the next generation did. So who are you to cast stones?

Once upon a time, there was no such thing as illegal immigration. If you could get here, this was your new home. Period. There were no security checkpoints. You just walked or sailed or rode somewhere and stayed. At some point we got selfish and closed the access. Open access was fine for us and our ancestors, so screw everyone else.

Have some compassion. Yes, there are real problems with crime and immigration. But complaining and name-calling won't solve them. When you are willing to help instead of hurt, come back and see me again.

None.

Created in the image of the one God and equally endowed with rational souls, all men have the same nature and the same origin. Redeemed by the sacrifice of Christ, all are called to participate in the same divine beatitude: all therefore enjoy an equal dignity.

The Catholic Church supports human rights and humane immigration law, not crime.

However citizens are obliged in conscience not to follow the directives of civil authorities when they are contrary to the demands of the moral order, to the fundamental rights of persons or the teachings of the Gospel.

We must obey God rather than men. (Acts 5:29)

You shall not oppress an alien; you well know how it feels to be an alien, since you were once aliens yourselves in the land of Egypt. (Exodus 23:9)

The émigré Holy Family of Nazareth, fleeing into Egypt, is the archetype of every refugee family. Jesus, Mary and Joseph, living in exile in Egypt to escape the fury of an evil king, are, for all times and all places, the models and protectors of every migrant, alien and refugee of whatever kind who, whether compelled by fear of persecution or by want, is forced to leave his native land, his beloved parents and relatives, his close friends, and to seek a foreign soil. (Exsul Familia, Pope Pius XII, 1952)

"Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!" (The Statue of Liberty)

Jesus said, "You shall love your neighbor as yourself." (Matthew 22:39)

If we truly believe and live this greatest commandment then we believe that the earth, this country, everything we have are gifts from God, which we are called to share with our less fortunate neighbors.

http://www.justiceforimmigrants.org/index.shtml

http://www.the-tidings.com/2006/0407/benson.htm

With love in Christ.