Resources
As people of faith and advocates, we bear the responsibility to stay informed about the situation affecting our immigrant brothers and sisters. The following Web sites and organizations are good resources for credible and current information. Visit them online to learn more about immigration, the latest legislative updates, and what you can do to make a difference.
Strangers in the Land Web Extras
Additional resources are available for the immigration devotional guide by the editors of Sojourners.
U.S. Immigration: A Historical Perspective
CCIR now offers a downloadable PowerPoint presentation demonstrating America's historical relationship with the immigrant. From 1882 until the present, this PowerPoint gives a brief overview of the legislation and historical context surrounding the 200 year old immigration debate. Welcoming the Stranger: An Organizer's Toolkit
This toolkit provides resources, from a biblical overview of immigration to a guide on how to write a press advisory. It is designed to help people of faith educate their communities, advocate with policymakers, and get the word out through the press about a compassionate stance on immigration reform.
Acogiendo a los Extranjeros: Paquete Informativo para la educación y la acción cristiana
Este paquete informativo provee diversos recursos, incluyendo una perspectiva bíblica sobre inmigración y una guía de cómo redactar una nota de prensa. Dicho paquete está diseñado para ayudar a los creyentes a educar a sus comunidades, abrogar a sus congresistas, y correr la voz a través de los medios de comunicación de cómo tratar a los inmigrantes con compasión y amor.
Sermon Illustration Packet on Immigration
This resource is designed to equip and inspire pastors with preaching material on the Christian teaching of hospitality and the biblical call to “welcome the stranger.” In addition to two full sermons, the packet features a series of sermon illustrations, biblical stories of migration, and stories of undocumented immigrants living in our country today, to be used either in sermons focused on the call to love our neighbor, or about something else all together.
Welcoming the Stranger: Christians and Immigration Discussion Guide
This series is designed to spark discussion and thought about how to live out God’s call for justice in our world. This guide includes four sessions, each with Sojourners articles, questions for discussion, and ideas for further study. The resources here are a starting point for a further journey—where will the Spirit lead your group?
Acogiendo a los Extranjeros: Los Cristianos y la Inmigración
A través de reflexiones bíblicas y personales, esta guía de estudio de 48 páginas exhorta a los lectores a pensar en la inmigración en el contexto de la fe cristiana. La guía es perfecta para estudios bíblicos, pequeños grupos, o como parte de un plan educativo en las aulas. ¿De qué forma las escrituras inciden en nuestras perspectivas sobre la inmigración, los inmigrantes, los extranjeros y la hospitalidad? ¿De qué forma acogen nuestras iglesias locales a "los extranjeros"? ¿Cómo sería una política migratoria compasiva?
Further Immigration Resources
Justice for Immigrants: The Catholic Campaign for Immigration Reform
This Web site is hosted by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. In cooperation with other Catholic organizations with national networks, they have launched a campaign to mobilize Catholic institutions, individuals, and other persons of good faith in support of a broad legalization program and comprehensive immigration reform.
National Immigration Forum
The Forum advocates and builds public support for public policies that welcome immigrants and refugees, and are fair to and supportive of newcomers to our country. The Forum serves as the lead convener of hundreds of associate organizations and other national groups on a range of immigration policy issues, and has been the driving force behind many immigration policy victories. The Forum also works closely with local advocates and service providers across the country.
Coalition for Comprehensive Immigration Reform
The mission and central purpose of the Coalition for Comprehensive Immigration Reform is to pass progressive, comprehensive immigration reform.
Religious and Faith-Based Resolutions, Letters, Statements, and Ads in Support of Comprehensive Immigration Reform
This page, on the Web site of the New American Opportunity Campaign, contains links to give a perspective on the wide variety of faith-based organizations that have called on their members to support comprehensive immigration reform.
Essential Workers Immigration Coalition — Letters from our Members on Comprehensive Reform
The Essential Worker Immigration Coalition (EWIC) is a coalition of businesses, trade associations, and other organizations supporting reform of U.S. immigration policy to facilitate a sustainable workforce for the American economy while ensuring our national security and prosperity.
Detention Watch Network
Detention Watch Network focuses on immigration detention issues. They post information about due-process-related concerns in proposed comprehensive reform legislation.
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