I never have told anyone — not even my children — how to vote. Today, though, I shall ask you to consider for whom to vote, if you have not already. I encourage you to vote for your neighbor, for…
Trump calls immigrants ‘garbage’ but evangelicals see dignity and humanity
Last Friday, Donald Trump visited Austin, Texas, and promised, “Immediately upon taking office I will launch the largest deportation program in American history.” “January 20 … will be liberation day in America,” he said in front of a background that read…
Donald Trump and the story of the magical phone app for immigrants
Donald Trump wants everyone to believe immigrants are bad. The formula is simplistic, misleading and false, but it is the sum total of his immigration policy. The simplicity, the impulsivity, and the emotionalism make Trump so tempting: Immigrants are bad….
How the party of business came to embrace anti-immigrant policies bad for business
Donald Trump’s anti-immigrant policies have so reshaped the Republican Party that the party once known as being driven by business interests nearly wholeheartedly favors a policy that would wreck the U.S. economy. That policy is mass deportation of immigrants living…
Xenoamora over xenophobia
As the 2024 election season winds its painfully polarized way to another American election day, among the most volatile issues in the fractious orbit of political conversation are border security and immigration. As a public policy question, immigration is complex…
The Big White Lie: Racist propaganda dishonors the image of God
Sir Winston Churchill famously said, “A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on.” This could be applied to propaganda, as it is often based on blatant lies or embellishments. The…
Faith leaders call those Springfield lies ‘un-Christian’
Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance’s continued push of a narrative about Haitian migrants in Springfield, Ohio, has some Christian immigration advocates concerned about the anti-immigrant posture behind it, saying it is divisive and un-Christian. Vance doubled down this week…
Springfield nonsense is part of plan to dehumanize immigrants, UnidosUS president warns
Accusations that Haitian immigrants are stealing white Americans’ pets and eating them are more than bizarre ramblings by Donald Trump, UnidosUS President Janet Murguia said during a press call with immigration advocates. “Their purpose is clear — to dehumanize immigrants…
Faith leaders urge Springfield residents to resist the fear of Trump and Vance
Clergy, social justice activists and other community leaders are urging residents of Springfield, Ohio, to resist the fear Donald Trump and running mate JD Vance are spreading by slandering Haitian and other immigrants who have settled in the city. During…