Q.64 Why don't you want immigrants coming in? |
 This question needs both to be put in context and to be clarified. We are answering the questions and challenges collected by the late Tom Gilson on TheStream. As originally posted the question is:
So first off, we need to decide what the actual question is. The phrase "why don’t you [ ] immigrants coming in?" is missing a verb. Why don't we what? Want? Allow? Assist? Since the United States allows immigrants to come in once approved, and there are a number of Christian charities that assist immigrants who come, I will answer the question "Why don't you want immigrants coming in the United States?" And I will also address the charge of hypocrisy. Let's start with the elephant in the room. There are a number of charges and accusations made about what people do in response to, and how they feel about immigrants. The elephant in the room is the failure to specify, or differentiate between legal aliens and illegal aliens. The left is so dedicated to hiding the difference, they don't even want you using the term "illegal alien." They want you to call them "undocumented" migrants or workers. But the United States government itself uses the term "illegal alien" in 8 U.S.C. § 1365(b). So the left's preference for "undocumented" is really nothing more than a blatant Orwellian attempt to manipulate language, which in turn influences beliefs, perceptions and how you think and feel about the manipulated concept. There
are two types of immigrants we're talking
about here—Those who have come to the U.S.
legally, and those who have come illegally.
The latter group
bypasses laws, protocols and lines to gain
entry illegally and without the necessary
effort that some others must work hard for,
and sometimes wait years. So the
question is a two part question:
1.
Illegal Aliens enter illegally (or overstay
their Visas). 2.
Illegal Aliens steal resources from those to
whom they rightfully belong 3.
Criminal Illegal Aliens are a danger to U.S.
Citizens and residents If someone killed a member of your family through fentanyl laced drugs, or raped or family member would you want justice? Or would you misapply Jesus' teaching about "turning the other cheek" and let thieves, drug dealers, rapists and killers go free? Christians don't want criminal illegal aliens removed from because they're from another country. Christians want them removed because they're criminals here illegally and are a danger to everyone around them, and we'd like to see justice served. (Though for many simple deportation is far from the real justice they deserve.) For those thinking fairly and rationally, this is obvious. They Hypocrisy charge The question begins with, "Hypocrite! If you love like you say God tells you to love." So how does God tell us to love aliens? We are to treat them fairly - like a native-born citizen. They don't get special privileges, nor are they to be discriminated against:
So we are
to follow the golden rule "Love your
neighbor as yourself" (Lev 19.18), and not
show partiality. Thus "loving as God tells
us" means treating the illegal aliens as we
want to be treated, and making them subject
to the same laws we are subject to. This
includes in matters of sin and justice. If an alien
sins, or breaks the law, just like a
citizen, they must face the same punishment
- whether from God (for sin) or the legal
system (for breaking the law). God does not
say an illegal alien who breaks the law is
immune from punishment. Rather, an illegal
alien is subject to the same laws of justice
that a regular citizen is. So just as it is
illegal for me, a citizen, to go to a
country where I have no visa or
authorization to enter, if I were to
illegally enter, I should expect be
arrested by that country. Likewise it is
illegal for an alien who has no visa or
authorization to enter the U.S., and
if they do so, they should expect to be arrested
by the U.S. authorities if they
try to do so. That is what the scripture
says. If I break a law as a citizen, I must
face punishment. If an alien (here
legally or not) breaks the law, they must also face
punishment. That's what the scripture says.
That's what "loving as God tells us" is. So
where's the hypocrisy? It's not on the side
of the Christians. The real
hypocrisy is from those who claim to support
Open Border policies, but don't want to deal
with its effects. The hypocrisy is from
those who don't actually want illegal aliens
living in their back yards, even though they
claim to be a sanctuary city. Like the rich
liberals of Martha's Vineyard who had signs
claiming to be a sanctuary city for illegal
aliens posted in businesses around the city:
Are we a Nation of Laws? In the pledge of allegiance, we pledge allegiance to the American Republic, not just a democracy:
Back in the
day in grade school, we recited that pledge
everyday. I'm sure that practice has stopped
in most schools today, and likely with a
formal prohibition in liberal ones. My
point: We are a republic governed by a
constitution and laws.
So why do so many want to pick and choose
which laws are obeyed, and who has to obey
the law, and who doesn't? Why has there been no calls from the mayor or the governor telling protesters they cannot and should not impede the work of Federal ICE agents? Impeding such officers is again, illegal. They are law enforcements officers. What do you suppose might happen if you impede the work of police as they're trying to arrest Bank Robbers or drug dealers? If you do that, guess what? There's a good chance you will be hurt. Even shot. And whose fault would it be? Hint: Not the police officers with whom you interfered. Why are there no charges of hypocrisy directed to those who claim to want peaceful protests and law and order; but think it's totally fine to assault ICE agents, impede federal operations, and allow illegal aliens to invade our country, and steal our money in benefits and jobs? Why is there no charge of hypocrisy directed towards the governors and mayors who claim to want peace and law and order, yet are inciting the citizens to obstruct federal officers and are encouraging citizens to interfere with official enforcement actions? Such officials are essentially encouraging actions tantamount to an insurrection. And that's okay? Both those inciting insurrection and those interfering should face the appropriate justice. If you cannot see such blatant disregard for the law and those who enforce it, though you probably can't see it, you are the hypocrite.
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Duane Caldwell |
January 30, 2026 Notes
1. For a brief listing of Christian (and Catholic)
charities helping immigrants see this ChatGPT listing accessed
1/28/26 2. For resources
used by illegal aliens that should go to veterans see: 3. Officer Tatum
highlights the illegal actions of Rene Good prior to her being shot. 4. Officer Tatum
gives multiple views of the Alex Pretti shooting in these two clips,
and points out the unlawful actions of Pretti (like kicking out the
tail light of a federal vehicle) and others that
preceded and precipitated the shooting.
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