Majority of people crossing our border are not criminals
Three weeks ago, I attended Ecumenical Advocacy Days (EAD) in Washington, D.C. The title of the program was "A World Uprooted: Responding to Migrants, Refugees and Displaced People." There are currently 65 million refugees and internally displaced people in the world – more than at any time since the end of World War II. Of late, there has been much rhetoric, stereotyping, and fear mongering communicated by the Trump administration regarding immigrants and refugees. After att