by Sue Smith | Jul 17, 2018 | Opinion
I traveled internationally with my sons on two separate occasions several years ago. I was “estadounidense” (“American”) and gave little to no thought to whether I was able to travel alone with the kids. We were U.S. citizens, which is to say, we were somewhat...
by Sue Smith | Feb 26, 2018 | Opinion
A recent Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond’s Mission Immersion Experience to El Salvador brought to light an issue that I had given little thought to – internally displaced persons (IDPs) within the country of El Salvador itself. While we were...
by Sue Smith | Dec 7, 2017 | Opinion
When we look at issues of migration and human rights in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), we see that there’s still much work to be done on our part on behalf of immigrants and refugees. And today, it’s particularly important that we add...
by Sue Smith | Sep 28, 2017 | Opinion
It was never their intention to be undocumented immigrants. Yerendi Roblero, 22, was only 6 months old when her parents brought her to the U.S. She is a DREAMer and a DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) recipient. DACA has allowed Yerendi to obtain work...
by Sue Smith | Mar 27, 2017 | Opinion
How do you feel when your parents migrate to the U.S. and leave you behind? This wasn’t an easy question for students to answer in El Salvador. Seven of us, all Baptists, visited an inner-city high school, Instituto Isaac Newton, located in the heart of San...
