People of good will can disagree about what to do with the tens of millions of illegal aliens living and working in this country. Should these people receive amnesty? If so, what must they do to make themselves legal residents, and, for many, productive citizens? But there should be no disagreement about the need to stem the flow of illegals into this country. The border must be secured before we can decide what to do with those already here. The next time you discuss this issue with someone who is angry about the Arizona law, ask first whether he or she believes we have the right and responsibility to secure the border. If you cannot agree on this necessary first step, there is no use talking about the rest.
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?
