Border church seeks funds to build pro-immigrant statue of Virgin Mary

By Robert Gearty

Rendering of the 40-foot statue of the Virgin Mary planned for the U.S.-Mexico border. (San Diego Organizing Project)
A Southern California church is seeking contributions to build a pro-immigrant 40-foot statue of the Virgin Mary overlooking the U.S.-Mexico border, according to reports.
Construction could begin next year if Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in San Ysidro can raise $1 million. The statue depicts the Virgin Mary in the likeness of the Statue of Liberty, with a torch similar to the New York City landmark, KGTV reported Friday.
Bishop Robert McElroy of the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego said the monument will serve as a reminder of immigrants' contributions to the United States.
“That gets lost in the current conversation so easily,” he said, according to The Los Angeles Times.
Artist Jim Bliesner is calling the statue “Welcome the Stranger.”
He said he designed the statue with input from members of Mount Carmel and the community, the paper reported.
“It will stand as a beacon of hope and encouragement for people engaged in the struggle of the migrant,” Bliesner told the paper.

On a related note:

I saw an interview once with a female SJW who denied the premise that America was a great country to begin with.

The interviewer says, "Oh really? What country is greater?"

She said, "Oh I don't know... probably one of those Scandinavian countries... like Sweden." (You know how SJWs love countries that are further along into socialism and communism...basically further along into collapse)

The interviewer responded, "Oh, you mean a country even WHITER than America. Gotcha. Good point there: America isn't the best country, because it isn't the whitest."

She didn't know what to say.

Jesus Mary and Joseph were illegal aliens in Egypt.