“Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, the tempest-tost to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!”
Many of us know that the words above are at the foot of the Statue of Liberty. The United States is often called a nation of immigrants. At the same time, the question of immigration, and specifically illegal immigration, is a hot political topic.
What should drive our attitude on the issue of immigration? Should it be fear and a desire for protection? Should it be a desire for fairness? Should it be compassion and sympathy? What has your attitude been, and how does the gospel of Jesus impact how you should view not only the issue, but the immigrants themselves?
Dan
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