Comments on: Hartford CT passes pro-immigrant policy http://polizeros.com/2007/11/28/hartford-ct-passes-pro-immigrant-policy/ Musings on politics: anti-war, global warming, peak oil and otherwise Wed, 07 Jan 2009 23:11:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: DJ http://polizeros.com/2007/11/28/hartford-ct-passes-pro-immigrant-policy/comment-page-1/#comment-145832 DJ Wed, 28 Nov 2007 14:58:26 +0000 http://polizeros.com/2007/11/28/hartford-ct-passes-pro-immigrant-policy/#comment-145832 "For the LORD your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great God, mighty and awesome, who is not partial and takes no bribe, who executes justice for the orphan and the widow, and who loves the strangers, providing them food and clothing. You shall also love the stranger, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt. " (Deuteronomy 23:17-19) It's ironic that many of those who want to criminalize immigration status claim a biblical mandate. The Bible is clear: we were all immigrants, and we should treat new immigrants as we would wish to be treated in their place. “For the LORD your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great God, mighty and awesome, who is not partial and takes no bribe, who executes justice for the orphan and the widow, and who loves the strangers, providing them food and clothing. You shall also love the stranger, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt. ” (Deuteronomy 23:17-19)

It’s ironic that many of those who want to criminalize immigration status claim a biblical mandate. The Bible is clear: we were all immigrants, and we should treat new immigrants as we would wish to be treated in their place.

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