And if anyone is really concerned for the poor Central Americans that concern shouldn’t begin only AFTER they are apprehended by border security. If Jesus gave sermons to governments he would have ‘some not very nice things’ to say about our immigration policy that entices these people to subject themselves—and their children, to the cartels and coyotes.
I expect that if He were to weigh in now, given the complexity of our world, he would exhort His followers to do something to change government policy in order to follow His command to "love thy neighbor as thyself." Central and South America are, of course, our neighbors. What if we invested foreign aid to build up their countries, work to empower them to get rid of their corrupt governments, and encourage capitalism from the lowest-income people on up? Eco-tourism, native crafts and arts, farming including exotic plants and fruits, and other ways to make a decent living with a minimum of capital investment are what the Peace Corp, missionaries, Oxfam and others have tried to bring in to third world countries. But first off, they need help ridding themselves of those cartels and criminals that prey on them.
