This is MERCIFUL no?
I might ask how is it not being merciful to any people to overlook/or cancel/or simply not impose any and all fines that would apply for entering into our country illegally? Only so far as it applies to illegal immigration that is.
Not only that, but offering to pay for their return trip back to their homeland?
That is very generous I think.
Even as the Lord shows us in this picture, when reckoning what is owed to him and to considered those who had not enough to pay him, as it says
But forasmuch as he had not to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife, and children, and all that he had, and payment to be made.
Wait... wait... not that part (that was a little harsh) knee jerk reaction... keep reading
The servant therefore fell down, and worshipped him, saying, Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.
And this servant was even willing to work this off, he wasnt even going to ask for freebies and here is where his heart softens
Then the lord of that servant was moved with compassion, and loosed him, and forgave him the debt.
And so we should go and do likewise, show compassion
And we as a nation we too could forgive any such debt for all the penalties (or fines) that should apply in this situation to all these people. And not only that, but we should go the extra mile and even and pay for their transportation back home.
That would be showing mercy, and going that extra mile.
Besides, that servant ended up taking the kindness of the Lord for granted anyway. Regardless he did first show mercy before judging the servant for not returning the same favor to others (and then locked him up).
The Vatican could learn something from this example of mercy shown us by Jesus and I think doing as the U.S in this instance is shown by Jesus to be merciful