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9780830833597

Welcoming the Stranger

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  • ISBN13:

    9780830833597

  • ISBN10:

    0830833595

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2009-03-01
  • Publisher: Ivp Books

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Summary

World Relief staffers Matthew Soerens and Jenny Hwang move beyond the rhetoric to offer a Christian response to immigration. With careful historical understanding and thoughtful policy analysis, they debunk myths about immigration, show the limits of the current immigration system and offer concrete ways for you to welcome and minister to your immigrant neighbors

Author Biography

Matthew Soerens is a Board of Immigration Appeals-accredited immigration and citizenship counselor at World Relief DuPage in Wheaton, Illinois. Jenny Hwang is director of advocacy and policy of the Refugee and Immigration Program of World Relief, located in Baltimore, Maryland.

Table of Contents

Forewordp. 9
The Immigration Dilemmap. 11
Aliens Among You: Who Are Undocumented Immigrants?p. 26
Nation of Immigrants: A Historical Perspective on Immigration to the United Statesp. 45
Immigrating the Legal Way: Our Immigration System Todayp. 64
Thinking Biblically About Immigrationp. 82
Concerns About Immigrationp. 93
The Value of Immigration to the United Statesp. 115
The Politics and Policies of Immigration Reformp. 138
The Church and Immigration Todayp. 159
A Christian Response to the Immigration Dilemmap. 176
Discussion Questionsp. 187
World Relief Statement in Support of Comprehensive Immigration Reformp. 194
Ministries and Organizations Serving Immigrants and Refugees in the United Statesp. 200
Ministries and Organizations Addressing the Root Causes of Immigrationp. 205
Selected Resources for Learning More About the Immigration Issuep. 207
Tools for Political Advocacyp. 211
Acknowledgmentsp. 213
Notesp. 216
Indexp. 231
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