As leaders of faith traditions, we must express our deep concern for what is happening to immigrant families in our country. It is a cliché to say that the United States is a nation of immigrants, albeit some unwilling, only because it is so true. We recognize that unless we are among the First Peoples, all of us are descended from families that once migrated to these shores, though the enslaved did not do so by choice. The strength of the United States is rooted in our diversity. Our national pain is rooted in racism. We are shocked to see racial and ethnic fear mongering promoted, yet again. What is happening to the heart of America?

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