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2025

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Paul Grant Truesdell, J.D., AIF, CLU, ChFC, RFC
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Rough Notes

Title: “Illegal is Illegal—And No, Your Church Isn’t a Refugee Motel”

Let’s get something straight right out of the gate. If you walk into a restaurant through the back door, ignore the hostess, seat yourself at a reserved table, and start eating food off someone else’s plate—you’re not a guest. You’re a trespasser. So why is it so hard to apply the same logic to national borders?

We’re told we have to be compassionate. Okay. Fine. I can do compassion. But compassion without law is chaos. And chaos, my friends, is expensive.

Now I read a piece recently—solid stuff—about Donald Trump notching a win against what’s called the “Immigration Industrial Complex.” Sounds like something out of a dystopian sci-fi novel, right? But no, it’s real. It’s a bloated network of tax-funded non-governmental organizations—NGOs—who’ve been raking in government contracts to act as travel agents for illegal aliens.

And here’s the kicker: A whole lot of those contracts were going to *religious* groups. You know, the ones who pass the collection plate on Sunday and then spend Monday cashing government checks.

Let’s talk about the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops—USCCB. They just announced they’re not renewing their contracts with the federal government for children’s services and refugee support. Sounds noble, right? Cue the violin.

But don’t be fooled. They didn’t suddenly grow a backbone or rediscover the Gospel. They got cut off. The Trump administration froze their federal funding. And once the gravy train stopped running, they pulled out of the station and tried to spin it like a martyrdom story.

And just how dependent were they on your tax dollars? Buckle up. In 2022, Catholic Charities USA took in $1.4 billion—*billion*—in government support. That’s more than they raised in private donations. In fact, the bishops were getting over 95% of their program funding from Uncle Sam. 

I’ve got to ask—where in the New Testament does it say, “Blessed are the NGOs, for they shall inherit federal contracts”?

Now look,