Will the system overhaul be able to balance improved legislation with love for the stranger?
Our current immigration system is broken beyond repair, and we desperately need comprehensive reform at the federal level.
Like millions of others, this is not an abstract issue for me. My mother is an immigrant and only recently became a naturalized citizen after a long and complicated process. I’m now blessed to live as part of an intentional community in an immigrant and refugee neighborhood outside of Chicago. Our neighbors—many whom have become like family—come from all around the world and have overcome great adversity to be here, whether legally or not.