Vice President JD Vance has spoken at length about reconciling his Catholic faith with the immigration policies of the Trump administration, addressing concerns raised by Church leaders earlier this year.
Speaking to The New York Post in the latest episode of “Pod Force One”, released on Wednesday, the vice president, who converted to Catholicism in 2019, said the administration sought to uphold migrants’ dignity while ensuring the United States could control its southern border.
“The Vatican, especially under Pope Francis, had a particular line on immigration,” Vance said. “I try to interpret this stuff charitably, partially because I’m a new Catholic. I think the Catholic Church recognises we have to have border control. That’s very clearly written in Catholic teaching — nations are allowed sovereignty, they’re allowed to control their own borders.”
