Laura Alexander: When faith says to help migrants – and the law says don’t

Laura Alexander for the Conversation considers the question of “what happens when caring for the stranger comes into conflict with government policy?”  Professor Alexander notes that the treatment of immigrants is deeply intertwined with religious freedom as well. She is “a scholar of religious ethics who studies immigration [and is] interested in recent cases that highlight growing tensions between immigration policies and religious groups’ commitments to pastoral and humanitarian care.”  Click the link to the article for details.

KJ