Day 17: I Would Rather Be Undocumented
How does the sale of Joseph into slavery in Genesis relate to today’s immigration debate, which proposes solutions that sacrifice some to benefit others?
Carlos Rodriguez is a graduate of Seattle University where he earned a B.A. in Public Affairs. As the former Student Body President, he has used his position to talk about issues related to immigration, affordable housing, and homelessness. He has been vocal about his status as an Undocumented immigrant in hopes of bringing awareness to the complexity of immigration in the United States. Carlos is known for wearing a scarlet “U” signifying how an Undocumented status, which has been largely stigmatized in the U.S., is branded onto the lives of many Undocumented immigrants. Currently, he is a Jesuit Volunteer serving as an Anti-Trafficking and Immigration Specialist.
How does the sale of Joseph into slavery in Genesis relate to today’s immigration debate, which proposes solutions that sacrifice some to benefit others?
When we set aside pity and start to take action—it is then that we might stop watching genocides happen right before our eyes.
We must learn to stand with those considered to be “last” in the protection of our environment to resist the powerful “first” who devastate our earth and create environmental injustices.
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