Immigrants to the U.S. are often fleeing war, economic scarcity, persecution, the effects of globalization – the list goes on.
Some come as refugees with a status of asylum-seeking approved before they arrive. Others arrive as migrants, following seasonal job opportunities. Those arriving with no legal documentation are not often doing so to get away with something, but because they have no better alternative to avoid violence, war, oppression, death and the lack of options at home for their children’s health and safety. They want a better life, the life Jesus says he came to provide! There is no doubt need for good immigration reform in the U.S. but we are also called to love our neighbors and welcome the strangers among us.
The INUMC is working to help churches respond to the current immigration crisis our country faces and to express our compassion for those suffering while advocating for immigrant rights as they face family separation, life disruption and the possibility of detention and deportation. Please avail yourselves of the opportunities as you are moved and called.
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