WATCH: Evangelical Christians think immigrants could be the answer to the Christianity crisis in America
Amy DeLaura
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — 73% of Americans and half of Democrats feel the Biden administration is doing a “bad job” on the border. The Washington Examiner spoke with the head of an evangelical Christian group at the Faith and Freedom Coalition: Road to Majority conference in Washington, D.C., to see how Christians feel about the record number of immigrants crossing into the United States.
“Nine out of ten evangelical Christians want more secure borders; that’s a priority,” said Matt Soerens, the vice president of advocacy and policy at World Relief. In a Lifeway Research poll, they found a near majority also believe families should be kept together.
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The poll also found 78% of evangelical Christians polled want immigrants who are in the country unlawfully to be able to earn the chance to become U.S. citizens. Soerens said when it comes to people entering the country illegally, that’s where people are split.
“We want a secure border. We also want people fleeing persecution to have access to due process,” Soerens said. “We don’t want to just turn off our laws that say if you have a credible fear of persecution because of your Christian faith or your political opinion, your national origin, that we don’t want those people turned away.”
“We want due process, but we also don’t want people sneaking into the country unlawfully, potentially proposing a security threat,” Soerens said. “So, what evangelical Christians want, and actually I think what a lot of Americans want, is some balance. We want secure borders, and we want functional legal processes.”
Soerens added that most immigrants his organization helps are not coming to the U.S. seeking asylum due to religious persecution.
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“If you look at faith associations, a lot of those countries are significantly more Christian at this point than the United States,” Soerens said. “There are huge challenges people are fleeing. Occasionally, it’s tied to people’s faith, but more often than not, it’s tied to gangs, political situations, or corruption.”
Soerens added he believes Christianity is under attack in America, and many immigrants are bringing a vitality for Christianity with them that could help solve the faith crisis in the country.