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Learn more about immigration, from which terms to avoid (“illegal immigrant”) to what the requirements are for citizenship. Read the full text of this article in the September/October 2008 issue of Horizons. Call (800) 524-2612 or subscribe to Horizons or order the September/October 2008 issue (HZN-08-240; $4 plus shipping). |
![]() by Julia Thorne Every year approximately four PC(USA) pastors who are in the United States on religious worker visas become undocumented through no fault of their own. Every year, churches in partnership with churches overseas are unable to bring their mission partners to the United States to visit. In many Presbyterian families, some or all of the family members struggle with immigration issues. Every presbytery has undocumented church members. Immigration is not just an issue in our society—it is an issue for our church. Learn more about immigration, from which terms to avoid (“illegal immigrant”) to what the requirements are for citizenship. Read the full text of this article in the September/October 2008 issue of Horizons. Call (800) 524-2612 or subscribe to Horizons or order the September/October 2008 issue (HZN-08-240; $4 plus shipping).
Julia Thorne is the manager of immigration issues and immigration counsel in the Office of the General Assembly. She is responsible for delivery of legal advice to presbyteries and churches on matters relating to immigration law. Prior to working at the Presbyterian Center, she held a private immigration law practice.
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