I'm here in the U.S. I'm free to practice my religion, study subjects freely and from multiple perspectives, and free to be myself in general. Doesn't everyone deserve the chance to be themselves? Rabbi Telushkin makes the point that one of our obligations is to see that runaway slaves remain free.
Despite the incredibly difficult political situation that the U.S. is currently facing regarding immigration, I still tend to think idyllically. It seems easier to me to wish for freedom than to think through the politics of open immigration policy.
"[...] the Book of Exodus makes it clear that the Bible's ideal hope is for human beings to live in freedom" (18).
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