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December 2019

December 30, 2019

Trump to Hold Evangelical Rally in Hispanic Megachurch

If you have to assure people that they won't be ripped from their homes and...

July 2019

July 08, 2019

James Dobson: Migrants “Will Soon Overwhelm the Culture”

There is something wrong, in this country, with the way we talk about racism and...

July 01, 2019

James Dobson on the Border: We Need a Wall to Keep Out the Poor

There is nothing redeemable here at all. Dobson has seen the desperate people at the...

February 2019

February 26, 2019

Trump Administration Removes Feminist Protections from Immigrant Policy

This isn't just an immigrants' rights issue. It's a feminist issue. A married woman who...

January 2019

January 07, 2019

Republicans: From “Tear Down This Wall” to “Build That Wall”

In the United States, conservative politics learned heavily on anti-Communism. The political Right, in other...

November 2018

November 12, 2018

Evangelical “Parable of the Caravan” Takes a Bizarre Turn

Last week, prominent evangelical theologian and Christianity Today blogger Ed Stetzer published an article by Kent Annan, director of...

October 2018

October 31, 2018

Why I’m Not Scared of Migrants Who Are “Gang-Aged Males”

Frankly, a "gang-aged male" in a gang-dominated country who is leaving to seek a better...

October 29, 2018

What Does “Christian” Even Mean Anymore?

More posts are on their way, but I'm having trouble consolidating my thoughts right now,...

July 2018

July 19, 2018

Does Heaven Have Open Borders?

Comparing your country to heaven---and then actively denying others' access to it---is some bizarre form...

July 17, 2018

The Right Is Blatantly Misusing the Term “Human Trafficking”

White is boldly misusing the term "human trafficking" when she applies it to children whose...

July 16, 2018

Trump’s Spiritual Advisor Calls Babies Smuggled into the U.S. “Sinful”

I have increasingly seen the Right break the world into law-abiders and law-breakers, dehumanizing those...

June 2018

June 25, 2018

Democrats’ Views on Immigration Have Changed—Dramatically

When Obama was elected, only 48% of Democrats believed that immigrants strengthen the country. Today,...

June 19, 2018

Franklin Graham Denounces Family Separation (But Not Trump)

A growing number of religious leaders have begun criticizing Attorney General Jeff Sessions' decision to...

June 18, 2018

When I Said Theocracy, This Isn’t What I Meant

Sessions' insistence on obeying the law over all else is a harsh judgement on any...

June 07, 2018

White Evangelical Christians on Missions and Immigration

I'm reminded of the pictures of smiling white teens and young adults holding small black...

May 2018

May 31, 2018

White Evangelicals Most Likely to Oppose Accepting Refugees

These same white evangelicals claim that they are just following the Bible, but I have...

March 2018

March 14, 2018

Whatever Happened to “Give me your tired, your poor”?

Do we want to be a country of closed doors? Or a country that offer...

May 2017

May 15, 2017

Hispanic Christians and Evangelical Persecution Narratives

Do publications like Christianity Today have a chance at convincing evangelicals to see undocumented immigrants...

March 2017

March 09, 2017

Why Trump’s Irish Merchandise Broke My Irony Meter

Does no one on Trump's team know anything about the history of immigration?

March 06, 2017

Um, Guys? Amnesty Would Fix That.

Opponents of immigration talk about economics, taxes, and crime, but the data is against them...

February 2017

February 08, 2017

Why Cities Welcome Immigrants

I mention all of this because I want to help explain why so many cities...

February 07, 2017

Who Defines the “Real” America?

I'm tired of the idea that white America is the "real" America---as though there were...

February 06, 2017

Censored Super Bowl Ads and Media Integrity in the Age of Trump

While this isn't the same as government censorship---Fox is a private company---censorship does not have...

January 2017

January 30, 2017

Trump’s Ban Has Republican Fingerprints All Over It

I bring this all up because I'm concerned that Trump's executive order of last Friday---banning...

November 2016

November 22, 2016

Is Donald Trump Going to Deport Christian Homeschoolers?

Even beyond all of this horrible hypocrisy and all of these double standards, I am...

November 08, 2016

The Party of Lincoln Is Rejecting the Legacy of Lincoln

The Montana Republican Party officially supports doing away with birthright citizenship. Donald Trump made waves...

October 2016

October 06, 2016

Anti-Refugee Fear Mongering Hits Montana

Montana isn't the only state in the midst of a fear-mongering campaign run by a...

July 2016

July 19, 2016

Why Hispanics Are “White” on Surveys (and Other Things)

American immigration history is fascinating, as is the history of naturalization. I suspect most Americans...

November 2015

November 16, 2015

Michael Farris Calls for Closing Doors to Syrian Refugees

Today, I am sad. I am sad for France, and I am sad for the...

July 2014

July 21, 2014

Mike Huckabee, Immigration, and Evangelical Compassion

I haven't said anything about the tens of thousands of unaccompanied minors entering the U.S....