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Financial
Costs of Immigration Yield Dividends |
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From an equity point of view, even if the costs of
immigration outweigh the benefits, this tells us nothing about
what type of immigration policy the United States should
have. There are strong moral arguments for allowing immigrants
into the US given our history. After all we are a nation of
immigrants. Moreover, immigration to the United States has
improved the lives of most that have arrived here. Do we have
the right to shut that opportunity off to those who live in
poorer countries? Most of our ancestors took advantage of that
opportunity. Why can't others?
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Benefits of Kindness To
The Foreigner Among You |
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We spend a great deal of time
talking about how God’s attention is focused upon His people,
but the truth is, He also cares quite deeply even for those
outside of the family; those that live at the margins of
society. And as you read through the Old Testament laws, there
are many times when God instructs the Jews to be considerate
of the poor, the oppressed, the orphaned, and the foreigner.
Even when it comes to the harvest, God’s instruction is to be
gracious and caring to these people. “When you are harvesting
your crops and forget to bring in a bundle of grain from your
field, don’t go back to get it. Leave it for the foreigners,
orphans, and widows. Then the Lord your God will bless you
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