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[[link removed]] Sandy OvalleImmigration is never out of sight for those whose lives depend on it, even while
it may have not been a topic of choice for presidential and vice-presidential
debates this year. Candidates and lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have used
the stories and experiences of immigrant people for political gain. But for many
immigrant people, engaging in the larger immigration discourse and advocacy work
is primarily about our families and our communities: their present reality and
their future opportunities. It is not about touting a “welcoming” nature or
defending a seemingly attacked territory or national identity as politicians and
others have often approached it.

For those of us who are deeply committed to our faith and to advocacy alongside
our immigrant siblings this election season, we must ask: What is the extent of
the beloved community? In too many election cycles, we have answered this
question using the limitations of a world system that devalues people and their
right to thrive.

Dr. Oscar García-Johnson explains we have developed a world system that is
independent from the world/cosmos God created and that is held up by two
pillars: land and human value. This world system, he explains, mimics God’s
identity. It uses the image of God as a tool to gain power over other human
beings and to ultimately destroy the earth God created. In this world system, we
have bifurcated the land and human value. We assign land to some and no land to
others. People with land can choose to migrate but they are not forced to do so.
They have sustenance and privilege. They have a basis to have hope for the
future. People with no land are impoverished by this system, and they must find
a means for survival. Migration is often the way for if they stay in their
places of origin, they will be forced to engage in activities deemed dubious or
criminal. These are the options to find hope for the future. Their lives are at
risk.

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