CSDC 298
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Institutions in host countries must keep careful watch to prevent the spread of the temptation to exploit foreign labourers, denying them the same rights enjoyed by nationals, rights that are to be guaranteed to all without discrimination. Regulating immigration according to criteria of equity and balance Cf. John Paul II, Message for the 2001 World Day of Peace, 13: AAS — Acta Apostolicae Sedis (official gazette of the Holy See) (2001), 241; Pontifical Council “Cor Unum” - Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People, Refugees: a Challenge to Solidarity, 6: Libreria Editrice Vaticana, Vatican City 1992, p. 10. is one of the indispensable conditions for ensuring that immigrants are integrated into society with the guarantees required by recognition of their human dignity. Immigrants are to be received as persons and helped, together with their families, to become a part of societal life. Cf. Catechism of the Catholic Church, 2241. In this context, the right of reuniting families should be respected and promoted. Cf. Holy See, Charter of the Rights of the Family, art. 12, Vatican Polyglot Press, Vatican City 1983, p. 14; John Paul II, Apostolic Exhortation Familiaris Consortio, 77: AAS — Acta Apostolicae Sedis (official gazette of the Holy See)Volume 74 (1982) at vatican.va — scanned PDF (1982), 175-178. At the same time, conditions that foster increased work opportunities in people's place of origin are to be promoted as much as possible. Cf. Second Vatican Ecumenical Council, Pastoral Constitution Gaudium et Spes, 66: AAS — Acta Apostolicae Sedis (official gazette of the Holy See)Volume 58 (1966) at vatican.va — scanned PDF (1966), 1087-1088; John Paul II, Message for the 1993 World Day of Peace, 3: AAS — Acta Apostolicae Sedis (official gazette of the Holy See)Volume 85 (1993) at vatican.va — scanned PDF (1993), 431-433.
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