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Comprehensive Immigration
Reform
• How is the system broken?• Who can fix it?• What can I do?
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“The Legal Way”
Employment-Based
Immigration
Family-Based Immigration
Diversity Lottery
Refuge / Asylum
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140,000 Permanent Resident Visas Annually
– Primarily for immigrants with “extraordinary ability” and “holding advanced degrees”
– Not an option for the vast majority of immigrants
Employment-Based
Immigration
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55,000 refugees annually– For those fleeing persecution for reason of
• Race• Religion• National origin• Political opinion• Membership in a particular social group
– Not for those fleeing• Economic hardship• Environmental or natural disasters
– Determination of refugee / asylee status can be tied to U.S. political interests and foreign policy
Refugees / Asylees
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50,000 visas issued annually– Must have high school education or two-
years professional experience to apply– Odds of winning the 2009 lottery were 1
in 182– No Visa Lottery for
• Mexico, the Philippines, India, China, Canada, Haiti, El Salvador, England, South Korea, and Poland, among others
Diversity Lottery
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At least 226,000 Permanent Resident Visas annually
– A citizen or LPR can petition for their:• Spouse• Unmarried children• Parents• sibling
– No other family relationships qualify (grandparents, uncles, cousins, in-laws, etc.)
Family-Based Immigration
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• Forget it if you:– Were here illegally (10 year bar)– Have committed a crime (retroactive)– Have falsely claimed citizenship (even
accidentally)– ever in any way provided “material
support” to a “terrorist organization” (even under duress)
No legal way
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Statistics and Graphic from the Pew Hispanic Center, March 2006
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Oh, the myths!
• Myth: Immigrants don’t pay taxes.– Social Security says it holds $420 billion from
undocumented.
• Myth: Immigrants come here for welfare.– Undocumented / temporary workers are not eligible
• Myth: Immigrants drain the US economy.– Net gain for federal economy (some loss for local
economies)
• Myth: Immigrants don’t want to learn English.– Within 10 years, 75% are English speakers
• Myth: The war on terrorism can be won through restricting immigration.– Our immigrant-targeted security efforts have netted no
terrorism prosecutions.
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Mode of Entry of Undocumented Immigrants
Unlawful Visa-
Overstayers45%
Unlawful Border
Crossers55%
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Thinking faithfully about immigration
• Identity of humans• Immigrants in the Bible• Commands in the Bible• Code of hospitality• Law abiding
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Image of God
• Gen 1:26-27, “Then God said, "Let us make humankind in our image, in our likeness… So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.”– Worth– Potential to contribute
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Biblical migrants
• Abraham• Isaac• Jacob• Joseph• Naomi, Ruth
•Daniel•Ezra•Nehemiah•Esther•Jesus•Early church
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God’s law
• Outsiders (alien, orphan, widow) were vulnerable– Food– Fair and timely wage– Fair legal proceedings– Participation in religious practices
• Remember your history• Display the heart of God
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Hospitality
• Called to show to strangers (not friends) - Luke 14:12-14
• Called to reflect Christ - “Welcome one another, therefore, just as Christ has welcomed you, for the glory of God.” (Romans 15:7)
• Good Samaritan – it was the “outsider” who was the hero, neighbor. (Luke 10)
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Rule of Law
• Romans 13, “…everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities” since “the authorities that exist have been established by God.”
• Acts 5, “But Peter and the apostles answered, ‘We must obey God rather than any human authority…’”
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Comprehensive Immigration Reform
• Enforcement! (That is humane)• Reform family-based system (waiting times)• A process immigrant workers to earn
citizenship (upon satisfaction of specific criteria)
• Expand ways for workers and families to enter and work in a safe and legal manner (with rights protected)
• Address the root causes of migration (economic disparities)
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So what.
• Learn– www.crcjustice.org (issue: immigration)
• Teach– Sunday school curriculum, book studies,
film discussions, etc.
• Speak– Comprehensive Immigration Reform