Editor’s Note: This blog originally appeared on April 18th, 2012. If I could, I would drive to my church. The great state of New Jersey does not issue driver’s licenses to undocumented residents (yet), so I usually rely on my pastor for a ride to church. As Define American’s […]Continue Reading →
I was born in Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico. I am one of five children. When my parents decided to move to the United States, it was due to our living circumstances. My parents’ priority was ensuring that we, their children, would have a better education and a better childhood—one […]Continue Reading →
Bill Hybels says that casting a vision is the process of inspiring people to move from “here” to “there.” We often think that to “sell” a vision, we need to paint a compelling picture of “there,” he says, when we really need to make the case for […]Continue Reading →
I’m tired. With the momentum building for immigration reform, the past several weeks have been uniquely exhausting for me. I’ve worked more hours than I know I should, I’ve been on the road much of the past month, and I’m checking my Blackberry almost obsessively to try to stay on top of […]Continue Reading →
I think we can all agree that despite it being only Wednesday, this week has already been extremely pivotal for immigration reform. On Monday we saw a bipartisan group of senators (or the “Gang of 8” as some would call them) unveil their plan for […]Continue Reading →
I was taught as a student at Wheaton College to go through life with the Bible in one hand and a newspaper in the other. I now read the news online more regularly than in print form, but I’ve continued that habit. I try to begin each day first by reading a […]Continue Reading →
With the last week of the year we are sharing the top 3 most popular blogs of the year based upon page views. We posted #3 on Wednesday, and you can find it here. On Friday we posted #2, and you can find it here. The #1 blog, written by Matthew Soerens, compares those […]Continue Reading →
At one point in my early life, I was undocumented. Because I lacked a legal document, I lacked the protection of the rule of law. If I was deemed to be inconvenient or potentially dangerous, I could have been eliminated. I was vulnerable. And then, I was born. I was issued a birth […]Continue Reading →
I started working in Washington, DC, 6 years ago, and I was tasked with the job of not only bringing World Relief’s position in support of comprehensive immigration reform (CIR) to members of Congress but also educating the wider evangelical community on why immigration reform was needed in the first place. As the […]Continue Reading →
Last week, an estimated 950,000 young people became immediately eligible to request Deferred Action status and Employment Authorization from the Department of Homeland Security. The status, offered by the Department of Homeland Security to certain undocumented individuals who entered the United States as children and who meet other criteria, will grant them a […]Continue Reading →
