Welcoming the Stranger: Justice, Compassion & Truth in the Immigration Debate

Immigration is one of the most complicated issues of our time. Voices on all sides argue strongly for action and change. Christians find themselves torn between the desire to uphold laws and the call to minister to the vulnerable.In this book World Relief staffers Matthew Soerens and Jenny Yang move beyond the rhetoric to offer a Christian response to immigration. They put a human face on the issue and tell stories of immigrants' experiences in and out of the system. With careful historical understanding and thoughtful policy analysis, they debunk myths and misconceptions about immigration and show the limitations of the current immigration system. Ultimately they point toward immigration reform that is compassionate, sensible and just, as they offer concrete ways for you and your church to welcome and minister to your immigrant neighbors.

Matthew Soerens is a Board of Immigration Appeals-accredited immigration and citizenship counselor at World Relief DuPage in Wheaton, Illinois.

Jenny Yang is director of advocacy and policy of the Refugee and Immigration Program of World Relief, located in Baltimore, Maryland.

Leith Anderson (D.Min, Fuller Theological Seminary) is senior pastor of Wooddale Church in Eden Prairie, Minnesota. He is the author of eight books including Dying for Change and A Church for the 21st Century. He is the president of the U. S. National Association of Evangelicals.