Evangelical Immigration Table Asks Trump Administration to Reconsider Immigration Policies

The Evangelical Immigration Table sent a letter yesterday to President Trump urging a reversal of new policies restricting legal immigration and compliance with laws designed to protect the vulnerablel it read sin part: “Reducing legal immigration and setting aside laws designed to protect vulnerable people at this time will neither slow the spread of COVID-19 nor speed the economic recovery.”  “Instead, we are concerned that these restrictions will hinder economic growth, contribute to family separation, increase illegal immigration and put vulnerable children and families who have fled persecution at risk of further harm. We urge you to reconsider.”

Earlier this month, the Table also wrote to the Trump administration urging the release of migrant detainees from immigration detention centers in order to help slow the spread of the virus.

KJ