On the first day of his visit to Morocco, Pope Francis sent words to President Donald Trump and other anti-immigrant leaders that problems of migration would never be resolved by physical barriers but instead required social justice and correcting the world’s economic imbalances.
Francis, starting a two-day visit to Morocco, also backed Moroccan King Mohammed VI’s efforts to spread a moderate form of Islam that promotes inter-religious dialogue and rejects any form of terrorism or violence in God’s name.
In recent months, migration has again risen to the fore of national political debates in a number of North African and European countries and the United States.
U.S. President Donald Trump, has vowed to fulfil his campaign pledge to build a wall along the border with Mexico and on Friday threatened to close the border next week if Mexico did not stop immigrants reaching the United States.
Source: News Agency of Nigeria
