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Articles : Immigration

Voice for the undocumented

HARRISONBURG, Va. — Isabel Castillo, a 2007 Eastern Mennonite University graduate, has become a nationally recognized spokesperson for undocumented young people in the United States.

Indiana MC USA leaders oppose state immigration bill

ELKHART, Ind. — Nine Mennonite Church USA leaders held a press conference March 7 to emphasize their opposition to a bill passed by the Indiana Senate that would bring Arizona-style immigration law enforcement to Indiana.
MC USA staff share their immigration policy concerns with federal legislators

WASHINGTON — Much like early Anabaptists in Europe, members of the Mennonite Church USA Peace and Justice Support Network leadership team gathered in a cellar recently to discuss matters of the state that troubled their understanding of Christian faith.

Minn. churches study immigration, call for reform

MINNEAPOLIS — Faith Mennonite Church invited area congregations and the community to join in a Christian education series, “Immigrants Among Us,” examining the U.S. immigration system.

New Yorkers organize a bake sale for immigrants

Heavy foot traffic in New York City is normal. Bake sales are not. Combine the two, and it’s a recipe for success.

Unsafe to attend

Regarding holding the 2013 Mennonite Church USA assembly in Phoenix, the recent Leaders Forum seems to have ended in a lack of resolution that I have a hard time understanding (“Arizona Still a Quandary,” Oct. 4). The issue seems clear cut to me in favor of moving the assembly out of Arizona.

Discernment key to being the church

At a gathering in Pittsburgh, Mennonite Church USA leaders focused on the most pressing question facing the church: what to do about the 2013 Phoenix convention. As various possibilities emerge, we’ll learn of our faith in God and our faithfulness to God. We’ll grow in our capacity to discern.
Believing the best

Lacking agreement on an emotionally charged issue, some participants in the Mennonite Church USA Leaders Forum Sept. 23-25 went home frustrated. Pain rose to the surface during a meeting that felt like a test of whether MC USA can become the anti-racist church it aspires to be.

Immigrants see hope in Dream

Unlike many of his fellow high school seniors, Adrian Suryajaya isn’t waiting on a college acceptance letter and financial aid package. Rather, his future hinges on politics.