Eh, common response. But inaccurate. Though with that said america was created and this their country/land no longer exists as it did before. Which was common through pretty much all of history. Land grabs, wars over land...etc.The whole population other than on the reservations are illegal immigrants.
Manifest destiny ....Eh, common response. But inaccurate. Though with that said america was created and this their country/land no longer exists as it did before. Which was common through pretty much all of history. Land grabs, wars over land...etc.
Is this a Christian thing to do or not?
Is this a Christian thing to do or not?
Is this a Christian thing to do or not?
I don't support the idea of people breaking the law. But on the other hand, I find it very hard to be angry about desperate and vulnerable people who are fleeing conditions most of us could not imagine.
I do not think the stereotype of someone coming here illegally to take advantage of social programs is accurate for the great majority of immigrants. In fact, most immigrants work very hard. Companies have a hard time finding people to do landscaping in the hot sun, or people to clean offices at night, or pick tomatoes. Immigrants do most of those jobs because Americans won't do them at any price.
In the end, I turn to Matthew 15:35-40. Whatsoever you do to the least of these...
@Apologetic_Warrior, there are certainly Americans who work hard. My husband, back in the day, also worked construction in the hot sun. But it is a fact that immigrants are doing work Americans do not want to do. This has become an issue in my region where crabbers on the Atlantic shore have historically hired legal immigrants on seasonal visas to pick crabmeat for market, but with the current cutbacks on visas cannot get enough people to do the work. Even with the high minimum wage in our state, they cannot get local residents to do the work. And if they pay $20/hour, the crabmeat will be so expensive that nobody will buy it. This same issue is being repeated around the country with other commodities.
Is this a Christian thing to do or not?
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