As iron sharpens iron,
one person sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17)
“EIT spokesmen stress that immigration policy should be a matter of ‘compassion and justice.’ Agreed. And so we ask: Where is the compassion for the victims of illegal immigration?” The Evangelical Immigration Table is Flat Wrong
“The options that are on the table, providing a way for the undocumented to earn legal status, that is supported by substantial majorities of every demographic, including Evangelicals” CPost
“In the immigration reform debate, evangelicals have become a political prize claimed by restrictionists and reformers alike. Both sides have a case to make.”
“A Christian social-justice organization has called on the Associated Press to stop labeling undocumented immigrants “illegal” in the Associated Press Stylebook, a Bible for reporting and editing decisions used by news media across the United States.”
In our cynical time when it’s fashionable to bash the establishment whether it’s the church or state, I found this 2011 interview refreshing. In it, Scott Simon talks with Alexendra Pelosi about her documentary chronicling the lives of new citizens. It’s called Citizen USA: A 50 State Road Trip.
Nearly a million people become US citizens each year and for many of them, it’s the path to a better life. But surprisingly a better life often is defined by the little things– walking down safe streets, available, inexpensive food, and the ability to work hard to build a better future for your family. The very things we take for granted. Here are a couple quotes:
For me, it’s, you know, I can take my family around the block for a walk with a stroller and I don’t have to be worried about being hijacked. Sometimes you forget that every day’s a blessing. You wake up and it’s a gift.
I love it because you just dial the number [911] and then they come right away for your rescue.
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