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Matthew Soerens
@MatthewSoerens
VP of Advocacy & Policy, @WorldRelief. National Coordinator, Evangelical Immigration Table. Coauthor, Inalienable, Welcoming the Stranger & Seeking Refuge
Aurora, Illinois
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    Matthew Soerens
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    Oct 24, 2018
    Cable news is abuzz with questions of if there’s a Middle Easterner amid the group of ragged, hungry foreigners making their way through Mexico in search of sustenance & safety Of course there is. Haven’t these people read their Bibles? Where do they think Jesus is from, Dallas?
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    Matthew Soerens
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    Jun 15, 2018
    Particularly if you're a pastor, a great way to respectfully push back against unjust policies (& defend the witness of Scripture when it's been misused) would be to submit an Op-Ed to the local newspaper on why the Bible ought not be used to justify separating kids from parents
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    Matthew Soerens
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    Jun 22, 2019
    My heart is heavy tonight after a day along the border. There are amazing people doing all they can to respond with Christ-like compassion here in El Paso--the Church at its best. But there's also so much human suffering converging here, exacerbated by US policies in some cases
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    Matthew Soerens
    @MatthewSoerens
    Nov 6, 2018
    “You didn’t vote for the people who put kids in jail, did you?” My 3-year-old Zephaniah, whose political philosophy is simple but rather reasonable
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    Matthew Soerens
    @MatthewSoerens
    Feb 7, 2018
    In today’s @washingtonpost, top evangelical leaders & local pastors from throughout the US respectfully, prayerfully urge Congress & @POTUS to protect Dreamers, refugees, persecuted Christians & immigrant families seeking reunification Add your name at worldrelief.org/sign-on-letter
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    Matthew Soerens
    @MatthewSoerens
    Aug 17, 2021
    Some will see this &, overwhelmed by large numbers of needy people, respond as Jesus’ disciples did: “Send the crowds away” (Mt 14:15) Let us instead follow Jesus, who “had compassion on them” (v.14) & told His disciples to feed them Let us each offer our few loaves & fishes
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    Mindy Belz
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    Aug 16, 2021
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    Matthew Soerens
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    Oct 23, 2020
    From Department of Justice records obtained by Freedom of Information Act requests by ⁦@TRACReports⁩: 80%+ of asylum seeking families show up for their court hearings, almost 100% when they have legal counsel trac.syr.edu/immigration/re…
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    Matthew Soerens
    @MatthewSoerens
    Jan 20, 2018
    Dreamers, brought here (on average) at age 6, have done all our society has asked of them. Worked hard, studied, registered with government when given chance Blame the GOP, blame the Democrats, blame the President…but those blaming Dreamers for the government shutdown: stop it
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    Matthew Soerens
    @MatthewSoerens
    Nov 7, 2024
    "If by mass deportation President-elect Trump means deporting all undocumented immigrants, that would mean deporting the parents of 4 to 5 million children… That would be very troubling to us at @WorldRelief & the vast majority of Evangelical Christians"
    Donald Trump deportation church
    Donald Trump under pressure from Catholic Church on mass deportation plan
    From newsweek.com
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    Matthew Soerens
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    Oct 26, 2018
    Anyone who sees a group of poor people, fleeing violence and poverty, making their way up through Mexico as a security threat needs to be discipled @edstetzer at #ANewThing2018
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    Matthew Soerens
    @MatthewSoerens
    Feb 3, 2020
    I’m seeing a lot of Christians upset about the halftime show I didn’t see it so have no opinion But here’s something else to be constructively concerned by: our country just ended marriage-based immigrant visas for all from Africa’s most populous country
    World Relief Laments Expanded Restrictions on Lawful Immigration
    From worldrelief.org
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    Matthew Soerens
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    Sep 16, 2020
    Zacchaeus William Soerens was born last night. He & his mom are doing well. You can pray with us that, like his biblical namesake, he will follow Jesus’ call to discipleship & commit himself to restorative justice And with that, I’m signing off of social media for a few weeks…
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    Matthew Soerens
    @MatthewSoerens
    Sep 26, 2019
    It's not final until the president signs the determination. We should keep advocating, keep praying But this is heartbreaking By comparison, in FY 1980 it was 231,700 FY 1993: 142,000 FY 2002, set days after 9/11: 70,000 FY 2017, set at 110,000 Now, reportedly, just 18,000
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    Hamed Aleaziz
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    Sep 26, 2019
    NEW: The Trump administration intends to set the refugee cap at 18,000, according to a source w/ knowledge of the matter.
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    Matthew Soerens
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    Jan 9, 2019
    An important fact-check: The President claims "Democrats will not fund border security," but all but 3 Senate Democrats voted for a bipartisan amendment that included $25 billion for border security—the White House threatened a veto because it did not cut legal immigration enough