An Unjust Law Is No Law At All.

Augustine argued that a rational creature made in God’s image was meant to have dominion over nature, not over fellow men. At a time when slavery was common and widely viewed as acceptable, declaring it unequivocally sinful was positively bold and refreshing. He even used church funds to purchase the freedom of individual slaves. The scholar from Thagaste also railed against torture and capital punishment. And theft, in his view, was “absolute wickedness” because it violated something sacred: “the law written in our hearts.”

By Lawrence w. Reed,
Foundation For Economic Education, March 04, 2016.

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Migrant and Refugee Groups Condemn Violence Against Women.

"It is crucial now to clarify and understand what happened so that people, in particular women, feel safe again, justice can be done, and further violence prevented. We did not flee violence there to accept it here." (Refugee and Migrant Communities Statement). 

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Human Rights Day.

On Human Rights Day, let us recommit to guaranteeing the fundamental freedoms and protecting the human rights of all. 
-- United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon



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Syrian Refugees Now, Jewish Refugees Then...

"...it is not necessary just to take the word of the Holocaust Museum that prejudice against Muslim refugees from Syria (and Iraq) today resembles the prejudice against Jewish immigrants which turned hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of desperate people trying to escape Nazi persecution away from our shores There is ample other evidence" (Algase, "Syrian Refugees Now, Jewish Refugees Then").


Algase, Roger. "Syrian Refugees Now, Jewish Refugees Then: Is There A Comparison? Pt. 3. Roger Algase". Immigration Law Blog, ILW.com. November 24, 2015. Web. November 25, 2015

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“Building a wall across the entire Southwest border is not the answer”

DHS Secretary Johnson Discusses Border Security, Executive Action, Refugees and PEP. Article by Joshua Breisblatt. (ILW.com, published Nov 05, 2015. 3:36 pm)

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Birthright Citizenship. What It Is And Why We Need To Preserve It.

"...the “14^th Amendment is not just another immigration policy…It defines who we are as a nation” and “categorically rejects the notion that America is a country club led by elites who get to pick and choose who can become members.” (Marshall Fits cited by the author) (Article by Wendy Feliz, The Immigration Portal, ILW.com, August 24th, 2015).

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Still Waiting for Immigration Reform.

"By bringing millions of people off the economic sidelines and putting them on a pathway to permanent status, S. 744 would have grown the national economy significantly. Reform would have added a cumulative $1.2 trillion to the economy, increasing all Americans’ overall income by $625 billion and creating an average of 145,000 jobs per year over a decade". (Article by Philip E. Wolgin, Center for American Progress, Issues: Immigration. June 24, 2015)

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