How do we answer to “that of God” within every sojourner in our midst?
Communities across the southern border are putting that faithful query into practice every day. In contrast, Congress is emphasizing increased detention and border militarization, treating community support for migrants as an afterthought.
As Friends lobbying for just laws, our work is to bridge this divide and ensure that the government treats migrants with dignity. You can see a spark of this vision daily in American communities from Brownsville, TX to San Diego, CA.
Read the rest of this article, and the full Washington Newsletter for March 2018, below.