Santa Barbara, California

The immigration system is broken and is hurting families and the economy. The rule of law is diminished in the present set-up. We need Comprehensive Immigration Reform, and we are advocates for reforming the system and helping those caught up in it.

Here’s the short version of what Comprehensive Immigration Reform means:

  1. Border protection consistent with humanitarin values
  2. Reforms in family-based immigration to reduce backlog
  3. Creation of legal avenues for workers and their families
  4. Earned legalization of undocumented immigrants

How to avoid fraudulent immigration practitioners

http://www.immigrationadvocacy.com/avoiding-immigration-fraud/

Who can provide services:

Only Attorney’s or BIA Accredited Representative are authorized to provide Immigration consultations and assistance:

Ask to see their credentials!  To find a qualified representative in your area:

http://www.justice.gov/eoir/ra/raroster_orgs_reps_state_city.htm

Immigrant rights:

http://www.ilrc.org/for-immigrants-para-inmigrantes

Educational resources:

Bill Hybels and Heather Larson of Willow Creek Community Church interview author Matthew Soerens about the issue of immigration

Christians at the Border: Immigration, the Church, and the Bible, by M. Daniel Carroll

Welcoming the Stranger: Justice, Compassion & Truth in the Immigration Debate, by Matthew Soerens and Jenny Hwang Yang

Evangelical perspective on Immigration Reform:

Danny Carroll: “Immigration Reform: Can the Bible Help Us?”

Peter Crabb: “Faith and Economics: Why Christians Should Support Immigration Reform”

Paul Louis Metzger: “Reforming our Understanding of Romans 13 on Immigration Reform”