Rodney Cooper states that, “the immigration debate is divisive many Christians are taking a socio-political approach to this issue as opposed to a theological-biblical stance.”
Welcoming the Stranger: A New Testament Perspective
A student from Arizona in my world religions class in my evangelical seminary told me that he would never give a cup of water to an illegal immigrant because it is against the law in Arizona.
Art Lucero documents the story of one families coming to America. “We lived with the fear that there was no guarantee for our survival. It was then we made the decision to go to the United States.”
Juan Martinez asks “What should a Christian do when human laws are either clearly unjust or, at least, disconnected from the reality of immigrants who suffer under them?” What would Jesus do?