The American Faith Community and a Just Integration Strategy

Taking cues from the abolitionist and civil rights movements, the faith community should address the polarizing issue of immigration reform. The National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference (NHCLC) proposes a “just integration strategy” that secures the borders, deports criminals, and provides pathways to integration. It condemns the rhetoric that labels anything other than mass deportation “amnesty.” Integration requires recognition of guilt, payment of fines, and demonstration of financial sustainability. The NHCLC wants every immigrant in America to become a productive citizen, master the English language, embrace the core values of an American ideal, and realize the American Dream

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