Millennial co-founder Christopher Hale addresses President Obama’s decision to delay executive action on immigration reform in the second installment of Millennial at Distinctly Catholic. He writes:

The president of the United States must encounter the suffering of people at our borders without delay. This is where our national scandal of sin, pain, injustice and ignorance dwells, and this is where he belongs.

In the words of Pope Francis, we must “beg the Lord to grant us more politicians who are genuinely disturbed by the state of society, the people, the lives of the poor.” We should pray that our president has the courage to act, even if it hurts his party in November. He was twice elected to act on his beliefs and to deliver on his promises. It’s not too late to do so. We should also pray that Boehner has the strength to reject the political agenda of a fringe element of his party and bring immigration reform to the floor during the December lame-duck session.

The full article can be read here.