Latino Catholics and the fight for social justice

An interview with Rev. George E. Schultze SJ

Fr. George E. Schultze, SJ, is the author of the new book entitled “Strangers in a Foreign Land”, which deals with Latinos and the organizing of Catholic Latinos in the United States. It is an important book filled with interesting facts that all Americans should read.

Fr. Schultze is an expert on Latino issues. He challenges us to look closely at these major issues, and I have invited him to participate in this interview to discuss his views and his new book

MICHAEL WESTFALL:  I would like to welcome you and thank you for your participation in this interview.

Using some of the very interesting statistics from your book, Hispanics now make up the largest minority group in the United States and at over 37.4 million; they now make up more than 13.3 percent of our total population. Catholics have always been involved in immigrant issues.

Could you give our readers an insight as to why you became personally interested and what inspired you to write a book about dealing with Latino labor issues?