Illegal Immigration

I don't know many of the details regarding the Arizona immigration law. I do know that it seems to have prompted a bit of an uproar politically in this country. Living in Texas, I agree that this issue is one that the country does not do a great job with.

Isn't it kind of ironic that the people most worried about illegal immigration are mostly descendants of people who moved to this country despite the opinion of the existing occupants that their doing so was illegal? If Americans truly believe in democracy, don't some of those God-given inalienable rights apply to people who aren't Americans? Most of the opposition to immigration stems from people's selfish desires not to see their standard of living decline. Many people also feel threatened by the prospect of becoming a racial or linguistic minority in their own country. If God created all humans equal and did not draw borders on the world he created, does it not make sense for those of us who are Christians to welcome immigrants even if it might mean that our standard of living suffers or we are not part of the dominant culture?

Scripture consistently sides with the "have nots" rather than the "haves." In Leviticus the Isrealites were instructed that "The alien living with you must be treated as one of your native-born. Love him as yourself, for you were aliens in Egypt. I am the LORD your God." I think the issue is relatively clear for believers. If you are an evolutionist who believes in the survival of the fittest, I suspect that a different approach to this issue is what you have in mind.