Thoughts on Illegal Immigration - KSL.com

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 I posted this as a good natured jab at some of the strange dichotomies that exist for members of the Mormon church (my faith as well) when it comes to illegal immigration. Here is the text.

"Ah, the drug war in Mexico. What better way for Mormons to reach out to their brothers and sisters across the world, showing to all how much they love and care for them . . .

. . . unless they're illegal immigrants . . .

. . . after all, was it not our master, even Jesus Christ who said (paraphrasing a bit here)

"And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done  it unto one of the least  of these  my brethren, ye have done it unto me . . .

. . . unless they're an illegal immigrant, and then it's okay to hate them as much as you want".

Yes, yes, we all know that they're here ILLEGALLY and how HORRIBLE AND UNIMAGINABLY WRONG that is, how they're FILTHY, GOD-HATING, 3RD CLASS CITIZENS, ETC, ETC!!!

But what would Jesus have us do, my Mormon brothers and sisters? Would he have us blindly hate the maids and janitors of the world, wishing them low paying jobs, fear of law enforcement, possible deportation away from their families, and possible death as they try to reenter the United States to be reunited with their families?

Can you imagine Thomas Monson or Gordon Hinkley reading the comment boards on ksl or the Deseret News with glee every time an illegal immigrant story is posted and posting comments from the anonymity of his home like, "Yeah, DEPORT ALL ILLEGALS NOW! They are freeloading on the system and leeching off my tax money!!!" Should you as a Mormon bishop or Elder's quorum president post things like this, only to go to church on Sunday and pretend to like the same illegals in your ward that you posted bad comments about on Saturday?

Remember: every time you hit an illegal immigrant, you make baby Jesus cry!"

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Illegal immigrants going hungry -- Christians?

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Here is a link to a recent article about food aid being cut off to illegal immigrants in the state of Utah.

Illegal Immigrants Lose Food Aid

Here are my thoughts in response:

I'm all for playing semantics and political games (illegal immigration good/bad/indifferent) BUT THESE ARE PEOPLE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT!



Imagine that somewhere a person- a living breathing human being- with thoughts, hopes and feelings similar to yours, is going hungry. This makes me sad, whether they're in the United States (or any other part of the world) legally or not.



Futhermore, as a Christian, I believe in the call to "clothe the naked, feed the hungry, etc.". I also don't recall an exemption from this call for people who crossed the border illegally. I believe in the call to alleviate human suffering. I'm not sure how people can truly say that they follow Christ if they DON'T practice and believe this, since most of his ministry (to me) was centered around love towards God and his fellow man.  

I am still sometimes amazed at how heartless people in this world can be towards the suffering of other people. Whether you believe that illegal immigration is right or wrong, I feel that we have the duty as human beings to alleviate suffering. What are some of your thoughts on the subject?

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