This morning, I’d like to share the Sunday Story from NPR’s Up First podcast. It aired yesterday morning, and this episode does a tremendous job lifting up the severe conditions that undocumented immigrants are facing in the United States, while also bringing home their humanity and casting a vision for a better future for them and our country. “This can bring us closer together if we let it,” one of the helpers says.
That being said, these needs are truly dire, and as immigrants and their children hide behind locked doors, this is a public health crisis with panic attacks, chest pain, isolation, and limited ability to access basic supplies.
We need to pay attention. If we dare to learn their languages, we need to love the people behind those languages. If we dare to enjoy their cuisines, we need to love the people behind those cultures. But of course, above all, if we ourselves want to step into our best humanity — simply because that is who we should be — we should love these people because they matter intrinsically and are our neighbors.
Please join me in listening to The Families Hiding from ICE.
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