Immigration and the Law

Over and over in the Old Testament, we are admonished to be kind to “the widow, the orphan, and alien.” In the New Testament Christ admonishes us to welcome the stranger: “When I was a stranger you took me in ¦whatever you do for the least of these...

What Should Churches Do About Immigration?

Let’s face it: Global migrations in the 21st century will not disappear just because of wishful thinking. While 6.3 billion people in the world in 2002 were native born, according to the BBC’s “Fact File: Global Migrations,” 175 million were...

What Should Churches Do About Immigration?

Let’s face it: Global migrations in the 21st century will not disappear just because of wishful thinking. While 6.3 billion people in the world in 2002 were native born, according to the BBC’s “Fact File: Global Migrations,” 175 million were...

Southern Baptists Push Immigration Reform

On Sept. 16, Latino church groups demonstrated in front of the Georgia state Capitol against the failure to pass comprehensive immigration reform, and against the provisions of Georgia’s Senate Bill 529. Demonstrations of this sort have taken place around the...