Rainbows, Promises, and DREAMERS

September 4, 2017

It is inhumane to abandon DREAMERS. Trump’s rollback of DACA is a humanitarian tragedy of epic proportion. The beneficiaries of DACA are undocumented children who were brought into this country by undocumented parents.  As a result of Barack Obama’s executive order in 2012, they were able to apply and be screened for work permits that […]

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A Moderate View of Immigration

May 23, 2017

One of the advantages (if it can be called that) of having been raised by ultra-conservative parents is that interactions with my family of origin provide plenty of scope to hone my moderate, centrist views. My views on immigration were recently challenged by a sibling.  This essay is the result. _________________________________________________________________________ It seems to me […]

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LoveEveryoneAlways – Refugees and Immigrants Too?

February 13, 2017

Love refugees and immigrants everywhere, always? My church has been pushing the theme #loveeveryonealways lately.  Does this apply to refugees and immigrants?  Donald Trump and his followers say no, if doing so puts our security at risk. Are they right? Franklin Graham seems to think so, tweeting earlier this week, “God does tell us to help […]

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