immigration policy
Remind them we are human beings
By Bridget Moix — December 21, 2022
(RNS) — We need a humane immigration system that upholds the dignity and worth of each person.
Study: Most white evangelicals don’t want to live in a religiously diverse country
By Yonat Shimron — November 1, 2021
(RNS) — The new American Values Survey from PRRI also shows that 60% of white evangelicals believe the 2020 presidential election was stolen. No other religious group comes close.
Dispatches from the U.S.-Mexico border: A ride for immigration justice
By Doug Pagitt — October 28, 2021
(RNS) —A 3,200-mile bike ride along the U.S.-Mexico border to see what America's immigration policy looks like in action.
LDS outreach to immigrants grows, pushing church members to examine GOP ties
By Tamarra Kemsley — July 15, 2021
(RNS) — ‘Immigration as an issue is going to reach a boiling point,’ said one political scientist.
Last North Carolina immigrant to take sanctuary at a church goes home
By Yonat Shimron — April 19, 2021
(RNS) — Juana Luz Tobar Ortega was the first person to seek church sanctuary in North Carolina in 2017 and she is the last to leave.
Biden’s first 100 days: What’s not for evangelicals to like?
By Jonathan Merritt — January 25, 2021
(RNS) — Biden’s agenda for his first 100 days shares many concerns championed by white evangelicals.
No, my synagogue didn’t just violate the Johnson Amendment
By Mark Silk — October 12, 2019
(RNS) — Houses of worship can publicly disagree with the president's policies without violating federal rules against electioneering by nonprofits. Not that all members of the congregation will be mollified.
The family values we need at the border
By Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove — July 30, 2019
(RNS) — I was raised in the United States by Christians who emphasized the family values of Scripture and exhorted me to be vigilant in resisting worldly forces that tear families apart.
Faith groups fear the end of refugee resettlement in the U.S.
By Jack Jenkins — July 19, 2019
(RNS) — The Trump administration is considering shutting down refugee resettlement for the coming fiscal year, a move that would dismantle an already weakened refugee resettlement infrastructure.
Across US, clergy mobilize to support vulnerable migrants
By Hannah Grabenstein — July 19, 2019
(AP) — The prospect of a nationwide sweep for undocumented immigrants has prompted legions of pastors, rabbis and their congregations to stand ready to help vulnerable immigrants with offers of sanctuary and other services.
Turning her Baha’i faith into precedent, lawyer helps women gain asylum
By Cathleen Falsani — October 2, 2018
(RNS) — Layli Miller-Muro was spurred by her third-generation Baha'i faith to become an advocate for immigrant women fleeing gender-based violence.
COMMENTARY: Jewish wisdom and the progressive agenda
By Jack Moline — January 2, 2014
(RNS) I am proud to identify with the National Jewish Democratic Council, to remind our nation of its wellspring of Jewish wisdom and to remind the Jewish community of the forum in which that wisdom resonates.
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