Lutheran Bishops Advocate for Rights of Immigrants and Refugees

Protecting children and keeping immigrant families together were repeated concerns raised by a committee of Evangelical Lutheran Church in America bishops discussing issues of immigration.

[Back to the Word]

Although this is primarily a government affair, my feeling is that the current laws and their enforcement are not working. We also need to remember that children and families can be protected and kept together by living in their country of emigration as well as their country of immigration. Certainly, it is a reasonable expectation of United States citizens, as especially the America churches, that the law is honored and obeyed, also when it comes to immigration. The opposite is anarchy. The United States historically has had a legal and orderly way for immigrants to enter the country legally. The United States government needs to make and enforce new, clear, and functional laws on immigration. Allowing people to enter the country outside the laws and then trying to retrofit policy and enforcement of the laws to fit the situation is not a workable solution. The church can do some humanitarian things, but we need a workable and working plan which will be accepted as the law of the land. Someone care to wake up Congress? If may give them something productive to do other than buying clunkers and providing money for large corporate bonuses.

[Protester]

Those leaders couldn't care less about families and children. They probably insure with guide one which vigorously defends child abuse in religious churches/schools/summer camps, etc. even though they were told about it - see protestant protest . net

Remember, it's Protestant leaders who have supported the Republican Party for decades, as political AND religious organizations, while the IRS looks the other way.
Protestant leaders supported two Republican presidents as they granted amnesty, causing the Mexican illegals problems we have today.
They're destroying this country with their godless corruption.

[skj]

My family went without wages for two Christmas's as I was laid off and illegals were working! I am an American and it was not fare! Lost wage, not many Christmas gifts! They left when the raid came! Yes, family should stay togather, if they all go back togather!!!