Exodus 22:21, "You shall not wrong or oppress a resident alien, for you were aliens in the land of Egypt."
Leviticus 19:34, "The alien who resides among you shall be to you as the citizen among you; you shall love the alien as yourself, for you were aliens in the land of Egypt; I am the Lord your God."
In Hebrews it says, "Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by doing so some have entertained angels unawares."
On a tablet inside the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty is engraved the following sonnet, written by Emma Lazarus (1849-1887):
The New Colossus
"Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame. With conquering limbs astride from land to land; Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame Is the imprisoned lightning, and her name Mother of Exiles. From her beacon-hand Glows world-wide welcome; her mild eyes command The air-bridged harbor that twin cities frame.
"Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!" cries she With silent lips.
"Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"
I think that those Bible passages and the words on this important memory of the hope of the United States are enough to say about Senate Bill 1070 in Arizona. I'll leave it at that.
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