“Jose, who is 3 years old, and his mother presented themselves to U.S. Border Patrol officials at a port of entry on the southern border. She feared gang violence and threats in her native Guatemala. Upon arriving in the United States, Jose was taken from her, and she was placed in an immigration jail.” This …
The Voices of Christian Immigrants ~ Living Undocumented ~ Perla ~
I met Perla when she was a freshman in high school. She was part of the soccer team and I led a Bible study after school with the team. She was one of the young ladies I met closely through discipleship and as her leader. Over the years I watched her play her favorite sports, …
The Voices of Christian Immigrants ~ Yaneth ~
I am an immigrant and the daughter of immigrants. I was born in El Salvador and came to the United States at age 4 with my mother. My parents had to make the difficult decision to immigrate. Due to the repression and violence associated with the start of the civil war. El Salvador suffered one …