News and Resources: Immigration and Refugees
Humane Borders
by Mary Beth Coudal
9/15/10: The goal: save the lives of men, women, children, teens, traveling from Mexico into the US through the Arizona desert, where temperatures can reach 160 degrees.
Mexican Methodists Challenge AZ Immigration Law
by Elliott Wright
7/21/10: A resolution on immigration questions the criminalization of undocumented people and goes on to state that fewer people would seek to migrate to the US if better wages were paid in Mexico other Latin American countries.
Justice For Our Neighbors: Dallas/Fort Worth
by Mariellyn Dunlap
7/8/10: Church and Community Worker Amy Spaur hears the Biblical call to welcome the sojourner among us loud and clear.
Obama Talks Immigration at American University
by Heather Hahn
7/1/10: Washington Area Bishop John R. Schol delivered the morning's invocation. 
Download Prayer for President Barak Obama and the Nation (PDF, 1p, 11.5K)
Desert Southwest Conference: Immigration Information and Resources
on desertsouthwestconference.org
Legal and United Methodist documents, educational resources, and Conference actions to help others reach out for immigration justice and reform.
Made in L.A.
Study Guide
Open hearts and minds by holding a screening of this film about immigrant women who stand together in unity against exploitation by their employer.
Concerning Immigrants
"My Church Has Taught Me"
by Luca Brenga
3/30/10: The Chiesa Evangelica Metodista di Milano welcomes "strangers" of 18 different nationalities; how do they live in this Babel of languages, cultures, sensibilities, and differences?
Immigration Services Available at Justice For Our Neighbors Immigration Clinics
by Kim Lehmann
2/8/10: "Temporary Protective Status" (TPS) permits eligible Haitians to stay and work in the US for 18 months. UMCOR's JFON ministry continues to offer free legal clinics.
Módulo III / Module III
"...fui forastero, y me dieron alojamiento..." La inmigración y la comunidad cristiana y la iglesia, www.upperroom.org/bookstore
"...I was a stranger and you took me in..." Immigration and the Christian Community, www.upperroom.org/bookstore
Recursos Importantes:
Lo Que Debes Saber Durante Una Redada de La Migra
(What You Should Know During An Immigration Raid)
Que hacer ante las redadas de la migra? PDF, 8pp, 255K- ¡Ojo jornalero! Lo que debes saber durante una redada de la migra: PDF, 4pp, 257K
Bible Studies and Devotional Resources:
- Litany of Solidarity, 5/19/08
- Hallelujah Moment from the South Bronx: Creating Horizons, February 20, 2006
- Burning Bush Moments - Are We Consumed or Ablaze?, October, 2005
- Bible Studies:
- Let Us Bring Down the Walls and Open Pathways Towards a Culture of Compassion and Caring; Bible Study on Isaiah 58:6-12 (text and video)
Global Ministries News:
- First Monday: Internet Resource on the Church and Immigration, 11/3/09
- Refugee Ministry at Gig Harbor United Methodist Church, 5/26/09
- United Methodist Bishops Advocate Comprehensive Immigration Reform in US, 5/14/09
- Community Action for Immigrant and Civil Rights, UMW News
- Border Health Partnership Builds on Local Initiative
- United Methodists Join in Call for Justice, Comprehensive Immigration Reform, 2/12/09
- The UMCOR Hotline 9/30/08
- The UMCOR Hotline 8/5/08
- The UMCOR Hotline 6/3/08
- The UMCOR Hotline 5/27/08
- Statement of Bishop Felton E. May on the ICE Arrests of Immigrants in West Virginia and Iowa, Global Ministries, 5/19/08
- News and Statements from General Conference 2008
- Church Leaders Call for Sanctuary in a Time of Walls, 4/25/08
- The UMCOR Hotline 4/15/08
- Centro Latino: "Doing Jesus' Job" in the Immigrant Community, UMCOR, 9/7/07
- Immigration: Exploring Jesus' 'Outrageous' Hospitality , 4/27/07
- Directors of Mission Agency Step Up Advocacy Of Just Immigration Laws in the US and Elsewhere, 10/20/06
- Hispanic Church Leaders Voice Support for Immigrants, 9/21/06
- Katrina Cost Vietnamese Fishermen Their Livelihoods, 9/1/06
- Church Rallies Around Woman Battling to Stay in US, 8/17/06
- Religious, Political Leaders Speak on Immigration Reform, 7/25/06
- Love the Alien as Yourself, UMNS Commentary, 6/13/06
- Mission Leader Rejects All Immigration Proposals Before the US Congress, 5/25/06
- Two churchwide ethnic caucuses call for immigration reform, 4/28/06
- Bishop Calls for Immigration Reform, 4/6/06
- Thousands Rally on Capitol Hill to Protest Immigration Bill, 3/9/06
- The Strangers in Our Midst: Asylum Seekers and Migrant Workers, New World Outlook, July-August 2006
- Welcoming the Stranger, New World Outlook, July-August 2005
Women's Division News:
- United Methodist Women Support Immigrant Rights, 7/06
- "Tear Down Walls," Says Silvia Regina Lima de Silva at UMW Assembly, 5/06
- United Methodist Women Rally for Immigrant Rights, 4/12/06
- United Methodist Women to Explore Immigrant Rights, 4/4/06
- Women's Division Joins African-American, Labor and Immigrant Groups Demanding Reform, 9/29/05
- Detained South Asians and Muslims without Rights, 7/11/05
Offsite News:
- Justice for Our Neighbors Video, tnjfon.org
- Will the Immigration Debate be Different in 2009/2010? Read what one specialist says, LATimes.com, 5/7/08
- US Supreme Court Limits Use of Identity Theft Law in Immigration Cases, NYTimes 05/05/09
- Church Helps Immigrants Learn English, Get Ahead, UMNS, 3/4/09
- United Methodists Join Protest against Arpaio, UMNS, 3/2/09
- Church Program Helps Refugees Integrate, dailygazette.com, 2/15/09
- Prayer Vigils in Support of Immigration Reform, UMNS, 2/12/09
- Faith Leaders Call for Humane Immigration Reform, UMNS, 2/12/09
- NC Faith Leaders Ask for Fair Treatment of Immigrants; WRAL.com, 10/7/2008
- Rocky Mountain Conference Takes Part in Colorado Interfaith Immigration Action, 09/24/08
- Texas Church Crosses the Border for Ministry
