Dilemma on sheltering immigrants: What is legal and what is right
The double-edged question vexes many local congregations in the middle of the immigration debate: What is legal—and what is right?
That dilemma has permeated church discussions in Portland, Oregon, after 167 suspected illegal workers were detained in a June 12 raid at the Fresh Del Monte Produce plant. In community-room meetings and in pulpits, church leaders ask whether they should provide sanctuary for undocumented immigrants.