2. Our Broken Immigration System: A Story
Pastor N came to the US as a teenager to work and was deported. He then returned, came to Christ, married a US citizen, had two US citizen children and became an Assemblies of God Pastor in a thriving church. He had a stay of removal that allowed him to be here legally temporarily but is now facing deportation under the new Executive Orders because of his illegal entry.

3. Our Broken Immigration System: Ineffective, Illogical, Inhumane
Immigration Categories:
Family Unity
Except for children petitioning for their parents
Except for the “bar” – 10 years before you can stand in line
Work
Except for “caps” which have no relationship to economic needs (5,000 per year for unskilled labor, including farm labor)
Asylum/Refugee Status
No public defenders for children fleeing violence in Central America

4. What is it about cruel and unusual punishment that we don’t understand?
If you use a false birth certificate instead of a false green card (permanent residency), you have committed a felony – falsely claiming to be a US citizen. The penalty for that particular felony is a lifetime bar to immigration, no waivers and no appeals – even if you have a citizen spouse, citizen children, job with an employer who petitions for you etc.
If you miss an appointment at immigration court, you have an automatic deportation order which can only be removed by the judge who gave it – even if you have a valid asylum claim (credible threat of being killed if you are returned.)

5. Protecting and Defending the Vulnerable in the name of Jesus
Pray!!!!
Educate
Help the Children – family plan, sponsorship, Guardian Angels
Support Legal Services
Adopt a Family
Join a Matthew 25 Committee – Prayer, Protection and Defense, Education, Social Media, Advocacy
Support one of our Missionaries
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