Just Immigration American Policy in Christian Perspective

includes index and biblioraphy

1. Morality, Law, and US Immigration Policy i The Needfor Immigration Reform 5 Historical Roots of America`s Ambivalent Immigration Policy 8 Christian Ethics and Immigration 12 2. The Rules of the Game The Basic Elements of US Immigration Law 18 US Government Agencies Involved in Immigration 2 8 The Challenge of Legal Enforcement 37 3. The Immigration System in Practice Strengths of the Current System 52 Shortcomings of the Current System 58 Confronting Illegal Immigration j 69 4. Theories of International Migration 80 Alternative Paradigms of the International Community 81 Justice and International Migration 8 6 The Christian Faith and Immigration Reform Paradigms 9 6 The Contribution of Global Realism 103 The Moral Claims of Refugees 106 5. Christian Ethics, the Bible, and Immigration 110 Catholic Social Thought 111 Protestant Political Ethics 114 The Bible and Immigration 124 The Bible and Political Advocacy 131 6. The Roman Catholic Church and US Immigration Policy 134 The Catholic Church and Global Society 136 Catholic Social Thought and Migration 140 US Catholic Bishops and Immigration Reform 146 The Catholic Church`s Contribution to the Immigration Debate 155 7. Evangelicals and US Immigration Policy 162 Evangelical Political Ethics 163 The Rise of Evangelical Political Engagement on Immigration 167 Evangelical Teachings on Immigration 170 Evangelical Advocacy of Immigration Reform 179 Assessing Evangelicals`Political Advocacy 185 8. Other Protestant Churches and US Immigration Policy 190 Protestant Religion and American Society 191 Mainline Political Ethics 194 Mainline Protestantism and US Immigration 197 The Lutheran Church Missouri Synod Approach to US Immigration 207 9. Strengthening the Christian Witness on Immigration 215 The Challenge of Christian Political Engagement 217 The Ethics of Immigration Policy 219 Christian Ethics, Advocacy, and Immigration Reform 224 Developing a Christian Perspective on Immigration 230 Teaching Christian Immigration Ethics 233