South American immigrants arriving illegally from Mexico disembark from an inflatable boat on the US bank of the Rio Grande river at the border city of Roma on March 28, 2021. (Photo by Ed JONES / AFP) (Photo by ED JONES/AFP via Getty Images)

Ed Jones
South American immigrants arriving illegally from Mexico disembark from an inflatable boat on the U.S. bank of the Rio Grande river at the border city of Roma on March 28, 2021.

A front-line priest who has been serving migrants for the last eight years says what’s needed are ‘open hearts’ and some legislative reforms, but not necessarily ‘open borders.’