With his end run around Congress on immigration, President Obama has succeeded, at least for the moment, in one of his objectives–turning attention away from his lousy economy. But even if his ideas are worth discussing, I don’t see how the executive order can really work. First, as long as the border remains unsecured, any acts of “compassion” on this side of the border will only prompt more acts of desperation on the other side. Second, with jobs so scarce for U.S. citizens, does it really make economic sense to encourage non-citizens to take them?
About Stan Guthrie
Stan Guthrie is an editor at large for Christianity Today magazine and for the Chuck Colson Center for Christian Worldview. His latest book is God's Story in 66 Verses. He also is author of All that Jesus Asks: How His Questions Can Teach and Transform Us, Missions in the Third Millennium: 21 Key Trends for the 21st Century, and A Concise Guide to Bible Prophecy. He is co-author of The Sacrament of Evangelism. Besides authoring, writing, and editing books, Stan is a literary agent, bringing together good authors, good books, and good publishers.
Stan writes the monthly Priorities colum for BreakPoint.org. He has appeared on National Public Radio's Tell Me More, WGN's Milt Rosenberg program, and many Christian shows, including The Eric Metaxas Show and Moody Radio's New Day Florida. A licensed minister and an inspirational speaker, he served as moderator for the Christian Book Expo panel discussion, Does the God of Christianity Exist, and What Difference Does It Make?
