Catholic sisters who are part of the “Nuns on the Bus” project launched a new effort this week to push for immigration reform. The bus of nuns will travel 6,500 miles, stopping in 15 states over the next three weeks. They are urging Congress to pass a comprehensive overhaul of the nation’s immigration policies:

Sister Simone Campbell: “Our future is in the promise that immigration reform provides. Because with immigration reform we can get just wages, we can improve working conditions, we can bring people out of the shadows.”

Watch Sister Simone Campbell and the 2012 call by “Nuns on the Bus” for a “faithful” federal budget.