The immigration crisis appears to be coming to a head as Arizona Governor Brewer looks to the 9^th Circuit Court of Appeals and, beyond that, the U. S. Supreme Court, to be able to implement the state’s immigration reform law. Meanwhile the federal government dithers, pontificates about fine points of Constitutional law, and hopes to make it through the fall elections without having to do anything substantial. All the while the grass roots folks are getting hotter and hotter on both sides. This is not an issue that Christians can sit out. We need to be preparing ourselves to participate in the conversation. Here are some resources that can help:

“Immigration: Citizens and Strangers,” by Peter C. Meilaender
“Principled Immigration,” by Mary Ann Glendon
“Immigration: A Brief Analysis,” by Alan Wisdom
“Strangers in our Midst,” by T. M. Moore
“Melting Pot Redux,” by Philip Gleason
“Here for Good,” by Philip Jenkins

Click here to download this week’s ViewPoint study, Strangers and Sojourners,” by T. M. Moore.

For a deeper consideration of this question, order the book, The Immigration Crisis: Immigrants, Aliens, and the Bible, by James Karl Hoffmeier, from our online store.

A conversation starter: “Man, this immigration situation is really getting hot. Do you think there’s any way to reach a consensus that will bring sense and peace to the situation?