Immigration Policy falls into two broad categories, and then two classes within those, plus a clarification of child citizenship:
- How immigrants attempt to get into the country determines fate
- If entry was by deceit, then
- Deport, with family, or
- Forced menial labor (you want to stay, you do this job)
- Legitimately, then
- Ellis Island Approach
- quarantine while investigated (health or background,
- must have sponsor and job to go to,
- plus one month's minimum wage saved.
- all good? Then go in peace, you are welcome here
- How should they be treated once here?
- Sojourner (in Bible "the stranger", "the alien")
- Equal treatment before the law, criminal or civil
- Unequal in privileges/benefits (reserved only for citizens)
- Naturalized Citizen
- Only after formal request, and passing rigorous test
- Equal expectations (exs: pay taxes, vote, military service)
- Equal benefits (public education, social security, etc.)
- Child citizenship determined by:
- birth to (or adoption by) two other known citizens
- not based on place of birth, but on citizenship of parents
Scripture: Exodus 12:43-49; Exodus 23:9; Leviticus 19:33; Dt. 10:18-19; Ex. 22:21; Numbers 15:15-16; Lev. 25:47; Lev. 24:22; Dt. 24:17; Dt 24:20; Dt. 29:11; Joshua 9
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