Rev. Morales and other UUs participated in a Basta Dobbs! rally and press conference.
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Immigration
Our current immigration system is broken. Families are torn apart through a tremendous backlog in family-based immigration and unjust detentions and deportations. Workers' rights are eroded by flawed guest worker programs. Over 12 million undocumented immigrants are living and working within U.S. borders without a path to citizenship.
Supporting human rights for all people, including immigrants, is a core Unitarian Universalist value. At our first General Assembly in 1961, we passed a resolution on the rights of immigrant workers, followed by a 1963 resolution calling for immigration reform. Throughout the 1970s we supported immigrant farm worker campaigns, and in the 1980s, many Unitarian Universalist (UU) congregations were actively involved in the Sanctuary movement. Three General Assemblies of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) endorsed sanctuary for refugees and the UUA Board of Trustees established a fund to support individuals seeking sanctuary and to aid churches providing sanctuary. Our 2004 Statement on Civil Liberties affirmed our commitment to advocate for the right to due process of immigrants, refugees and foreign nationals. In 2006 and 2007, the General Assembly passed Actions of Immediate Witness to support immigrant communities, including a call for an immediate moratorium on federal raids and resulting deportations.
Our Unitarian Universalist faith calls us to recognize that no one is "the stranger," to affirm and promote the inherent worth and dignity of every person, and to support the use of justice for all people. We invite you to learn more about Unitarian Universalism and our commitment to economic and racial justice.
For more information contact socialjustice @ uua.org.
Last updated on Tuesday, October 27, 2009.
