give 'em a break! sometimes you have to put aside politics and look at the other facts....these charities are helping tons of impoverished people each day and night to be able to give food to their hungry kids, find shelter from the cold and homes so that they can have a chance at a normal and decent life, and give them education and job training so that they can be dependent and self sufficient, among the many other things that these places do. according to some people there are things that are never going to be done right, but whats more important...making sure that things are done a specific law abiding way or making sure that a fellow human being, and in most cases, children, the most blameless victims of poverty, are taken care of? well if we follow the law perfectly, forget the kid, let him or her starve and freeze in the streets because they do not have their american rights yet! forget that!!! that kid has human rights! it is our responsibility to make sure that kids have a chance to live and a chance at attaining those rights. this country was stolen in the first place and everyone is an immigrant anyway, except for native americans, so people need to get over this idealistic thinking

With a few clicks of a mouse, one can view the audited financial statements.

Will Ralph return and admit that he is a proven liar? I'll admit another possibility:he is living in deep fantasyland.

Source Numero Dos
http://www.city-journal.org/html/10_1_how_catholic_charities.html
As advanced social thinkers rediscover the power of faith-based institutions to rescue the down-and-out by transforming the dysfunctional worldview that often lies at the root of their difficulties, you would think that Catholic Charities USA would be a perfect model to emulate, getting the poor into the mainstream by emphasizing moral values and ethical conduct. But no: rather than trying to promote traditional values and God-fearing behavior, Catholic Charities

From a pro-open borders source:The Cato Institute
http://www.cato.org/dailys/01-31-01.html
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Many of our largest charities, such as Catholic Charities, Lutheran Social Services and the Jewish Federations, already receive more money from the government than from private donations. These groups also run large professional lobbying machines in Washington. In many ways they have become another special interest at the trough of federal largess. Surely, we do not want to put charities on the dole.

When you figure "the amount of funding received from the government" please factor in the fact that churches pay no taxes: no income tax, no sales tax, no property tax, etc. Churches are subsidized heavily by those of us who pay these taxes. Also since churches are considered charities for tax purposes, donations made to churches are tax deductable. The amount of "government subsidy" is not inconsequential.

Actually, according to its financial statements, the amount of funding received from the government is but a small percentage of Catholic Charities' income, but don't let facts get in the way of your rhetoric.

Catholic Charities receives most of its funding from the government yet considers US immigration laws irrelevant. If we lived in a sane country their federal funding would be cut off.
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Migrants and newcomers possess all the rights and corresponding responsibilities recognized by the Church
This is darkly humorous, since for many years the Church gave little consideration to the right of young boys to be free from the threat of violent sexual assault by its clergy.

Of course Catholic Charities does not care about our immigration laws, but why should anyone be surprised? Most charities eventually become corrupt, and I'm sure CC is no different. Once you have an infrastucture in place and cash flow is being generated, that means jobs and political influence, so no charity is ever going to voluntarily put itself out of business. A great example is MADD, which achieved its goal of making drunk driving socially unacceptable and getting tougher laws on the books. Did they disband once that was accomplished? Nope. They've turned into a quasi-prohibitionist group.

And to think Catholic Charities USA gets most of its money from the government when here it condoning people who break the law. I know many people now who are going through the proper channels to obtain a VISA the US/become a citizen--but their efforts are delayed because of illegal immigrants. Stop donating to organizations that advocate for illegal immigration--it's simply wrong.