From An Almost Dreamer

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Yes, I am a Christian

No, I do not support illegal immigration

A debate, more like a war, has been taking place in the Christian American realm over a hot topic issue that consumes our nation today. While I do not pretend to understand all things in this world, any wisdom I have or adhere to come from The Word. While only a short 3 or 4 years ago I mocked the “old-fashioned” and stick in the mud Judeo-Christian values, I have developed a strong trust and love for those very principles. This trust has come not from someone hitting me on the head with a Bible and saying “do this or you will be hell-bound,” it is because I felt and continue to feel the consequences of decisions I made using my own wisdom that I mirrored from this world. So instead of seeing God as a fun-killing mean being with a sick sense of humor, I now know beyond a shadow of a doubt that God is a loving and tender-hearted Father who wants us to live fully and save us from self-inflicted pain as well as pain inflicted on us by others. 

For those who don’t know me, I am the daughter of 2 Palestinians who came to America on a tourism Visa, settled down and had 4 kids, illegally. My Muslim father who started out pumping gas into people’s cars ended up a millionaire store owner in just 7 years. He also committed Social Security and welfare fraud. He may have broken more laws but this is what I know of. At the age of 6 my dad moved us to the Middle East and since that depressing day in 1994, I longed to go back home to the great US of A. I LOVE being an American, always have, despite the Anti-American countries I lived in. I grew up with teachers, the media, family, and friends constantly trying to brainwash me into hating America and despite the fact that I chanted their chants and played their games, I always always LOVED America and fantasized about coming back home. Now the rest of my story is irrelevant here but it is plastered all over the internet if you want to find it.  

I completely understand and realize that with a little less divine intervention, I would have been an “Obama Dreamer” and not an American citizen.

So I am a Christian, an American, a daughter of “undocumented” immigrants, (Or would that be limited documents? whatever,) an almost dreamer, and I am staunchly against illegal immigration in all of its forms.

Why?

One simple principle.

It is kind of ironic that my father was the one that taught me this life lesson; if someone steals a penny, they will steal a million dollars. This can be applied to all things in life. Many of us heard this growing up; “If you tell a small lie, it will only be a matter of time before you tell a big lie.” – I wonder if Hilary Clinton taught Chelsea that?

Anyways back to the point, if someone intentionally breaks one law for their selfish reasons, you can be sure that they will break another. It really is as simple as that.

Yes, America was built by immigrants. I agree. America was built by immigrants who abandoned the negative aspects of their homelands, cultures and upbringing and came here for the opportunity to build a better future. America is constantly getting slashed and scarred by immigrants too! Those who immigrated here and held on to the tribal and religious bigotry, hate and negativity are the ones that continue to try and destroy America and gave us the KKK, the black panthers, Nation of Islam, Female Genital Mutilation clinics, honor killings and the democrat party. Ok, I was just kidding about the Democrat party. I’m a registered Libertarian and I would vote for a JFK democrat, really! I would.

So how do I reconcile my stringent belief in obeying American immigration laws with the Jesus commandments of helping the poor and needy? Or with the Old Testament commandments found in Isaiah 1:17 “Learn to do good; seek justice, correct oppression; bring justice to the fatherless, plead the widow’s cause?” That is very easy, it’s all in the story of the good Samaritan. 

You can find the story of the good Samaritan in Luke 10 verses 25 to 37. Jesus tells a story of self-righteous people in positions of power and authority who did not help a man they were passing by who was naked and left for dead. (Don’t you hate dealing with those types? You know, the ones that preach tolerance but then call other people deplorable?!) When the Samaritan passed by, he not only took pity on the man, but he bandaged his wounds, used oil and wine on him, put him on his own donkey, took him to an inn, and took care of him for the rest of the day. If that was not enough, the good Samaritan then paid the inn keeper to take care of the man and promised to pay for any other expenses incurred in the process. 

WOW! Talk about going above and beyond. Jesus wants us to be like the good Samaritan, who went out of his way, used up his own resources, time, effort and wealth to help a complete stranger.

This is the part where people usually pipe in and say something like “exactly, this is why we have to let the illegal immigrants in.” That is NOT the lesson in the story. Now, stay with me. The good Samaritan did not take this stranger home, he did not let him live with his family or have free reign of his personal belongings. The Good Samaritan simply used the resources he was willing to use, and did not put his family or those who were unwilling to help in a position where they would have to live with this stranger or deal with him. The good Samaritan also did not virtue signal to the rest of the people, or force anyone else to provide help.  In fact, when he enlisted the help of the inn keeper, he made sure to pay him. 

Moral of the story is that you can help people without endangering yourself, your family or forcing other people to do the work that you think is right or making them pay for it. Being “good” involves leading by example, and using your own resources and money to do the work you think is right. There is nothing righteous or good in forcing people to do something that don’t want to do or helping someone they don’t want to help. This is why Jesus in the gospel of Luke said to share what you have, not force your neighbors to share what they have. You can certainly help people where they are and use appropriate, safe and effective methods to help them get on their feet without bringing a total stranger into your home or HOMELAND.

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