This week on This Ain't It, we're finally diving into a topic we've circled for months: immigration. We look at what's actually happening right now—from canceled citizenship ceremonies to political rhetoric about who "belongs"—and how fear has become the driving force behind so much of the national conversation.

From the long, expensive maze of the legal immigration process to the economic realities most people never hear about, we talk through why so many Americans misunderstand how the system works. We also trace the deeper historical patterns behind today's policies and the ways racial hierarchy has shaped U.S. immigration law for more than a century.

And then we turn to scripture. We explore the Bible's consistent commands about welcoming the stranger, the refugee experiences of figures throughout the biblical story, and the tension between "law and order" arguments and the biblical witness that often celebrates civil disobedience for the sake of protecting life. It all builds to a central question: what does faithful, humane treatment of immigrants actually look like?

Bless your heart… this one is packed.

SHOW NOTES:

Immigrants kept from Faneuil Hall citizenship ceremony as feds crackdown nationwide

United States Conference of Catholic Bishops - Why Don't Unauthorized Migrants Come Here Legally?

How Undocumented Immigrants Contribute to Our Economy

Matthew's blog post: Amidst the Cruelty, Where Do You Stand?

Baptist News Global - Dobson group blasts bishops' 'radical' message of love for immigrants

Baptist News Global - Homan defies Scripture and church in defense of immigration policy