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Report of Immigration Working Group at Jan. 2007 Continuing Committee

Report of the working group to consider Meetings’ responses to the Border Issues and Concerns Fall Query, accepted by the Continuing Committee, January 2007.

The group focusing on the IMYM query on Migrant and Border Concerns found three strands of possible unity among the monthly meetings of the yearly meeting. 

First, we heard a strong, deep sense of compassion for the stranger among us, a sense that also held the urgency of taking a stand in the face of injustice. 

Closely tied to this deep desire to act justly, was a lack of clarity about what ‘just action” might require of us.  There was an appreciation of the complexity of migrant and border issues.  Many meetings are consciously seeking to educate themselves, and hope was expressed that IMYM might assist in this educational process. 

Finally, there were several areas around which there may be tentative unity developing.  These areas include:

  • Commitment to active study and prayer on issues of immigration and economic justice.
  • Opposition to militarization of the border.
  • Commitment to support those in our meetings who feel called to active witness and who may suffer consequences for such witness.
  • And finally,
  •  Support of FCNL attention to this concern and demonstration of such
  • support with a financial contribution from IMYM.

 

We found unity in the following recommendation:  We accept and encourage Pima Meeting’s offer to bring a dramatic presentation addressing the complex issues of the border to yearly meeting. 

 

Submitted by Gretchen Reinhardt, convenor of the working group.

Jan. 20, 2007

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