Border Patrol agents detaining immigrants near
Mission, Texas, on 12-11-19 - The government has put a halt to most immigration
since the pandemic began. PHOTO: JOHN MOORE/GETTY IMAGES
Veterans for Peace, Northwest Michigan Chapter 50 publicly honors fallen Michigan service men and women with flags and crosses on Memorial Day and Veterans Day.
Photo Special to the Insider – Photo credit: VFP
Photo Special to the Insider – Photo credit: VFP
Do we remember this Memorial Day the values that so many
died in war for? Will the spirit of welcome,
liberty and justice for all, die with an ever-increasing tendency to
shutter our borders to those who seek our shelter? Are we becoming Fortress America? Walls do a prison make, on both sides of the
wall.
From LIfeZette
“The Trump administration is reversing longstanding
policies on the treatment of children and families who come into the U.S.
illegally, citing laws and court rulings related to the coronavirus pandemic as
reasons for changes it has long sought.”
“As the nation remains focused on COVID-19, the U.S.
government has aggressively begun to rush the deportations of some of the most
vulnerable migrant children in its care to countries where they have been
raped, beaten or had a parent killed, according to attorneys, court filings and
congressional staff.”(ProPublica
and Texas Tribune) Read this full article for a better personal understanding
of this governmental attack on family values.
ave faith. There
is hope to bring our country to a new appreciation of welcoming the alien,
since we are almost all historically immigrants. For a deeper understanding of what we face as
we come to grips with the continued violent results of our past wars in
Central America and the Middle East, please visit the site Interfaith
Immigration Coalition - “People of Faith
to Trump Administration- Stop Abuse of Migrant Children” http://www.interfaithimmigration.org/2020/05/20/people-of-faith-to-trump-administration-stop-abuse-of-migrant-children/. They have resources for continued prayer, study,
action.
May we be part of a solution to these refugee families’ struggle
to build a renewed life, despite the double jeopardy of pandemic and political stumbling
blocks.
More personal stories from the New York Times, 10
Years Old, Tearful and Confused After a Sudden Deportation .
"When Jesus saw this, he became angry and said, "Let the children come to me! Don't try to stop them. People who are like these little children belong to the kingdom of God." Mark 10:14
"When Jesus saw this, he became angry and said, "Let the children come to me! Don't try to stop them. People who are like these little children belong to the kingdom of God." Mark 10:14
thanks for your faithfulness to getting the Word out.
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