In Psalm 72, Solomon prays for power and fame but he says the purpose of influence is to speak up for others and one is the immigrant. He doesn't delineate between legal and illegal.

The purpose of influence is to "speak up for those who have no influence." (Pr.31:8) It's not about you.

Learning to distinguish the illegal immigrant from the legal immigrant does not solve the problem of illegal immigration.

In the Old Testament, it says that if you have the power to do something good, then you have to do it. You're not to avoid helping somebody in their time of need.

It is mind-boggling to me that the Almighty power created everything I see; the Bible says that God created the entire universe just so he could create this galaxy just so he could create Earth so he could create human beings so he could create a family.

[And lately, Thomas has been re-reading a book he's found particularly meaningful:] The Purpose Driven Life ... If you only talk about the past, there is no future.