Resolution on Immigration to the United States

Whereas Torah teaches: You shall not turn over to his master a slave who seeks refuge with you from his master. He shall live with you in any place he may choose among the settlements in your midst, wherever he pleases; you must not ill-treat him (Deut. 23:16), and

Resolution on United States Immigration Policy

“Do not oppress a stranger, for you know the feelings of the stranger, having yourselves been strangers in the land of Egypt.” (Exodus 23:9)

Whereas the Rabbinical Assembly is a member of the Jewish Social Justice Roundtable whose signature campaign this year is immigration reform and was one of the original signatories to HIAS’ We Were Strangers Too Campaign;

Resolution in Support of Immigration to The United States

"You too must befriend the stranger, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt." (Deuteronomy 10:19)

Whereas the Rabbinical Assembly has continuously and consistently advocated for the rights of immigrants in resolutions passed in 1992, 1995, 1997, 2003 and 2007, and the Rabbinical Assembly had distributed a High Holiday packet on the issue;

Whereas there is recognition of the need for appropriate border enforcement measures given legitimate security concerns and the interests of American citizens and workers;

Resolution on Immigration to the United States

“You shall not oppress a stranger, for you know the feelings of the stranger”  (Ex. 23:9)

Whereas the Jewish people have been immigrants and wanderers for most of our history;

Whereas the United States, which has long been a home and haven for economic and political refugees, maintained open immigration policies in the early twentieth century that saved the lives of hundreds of thousands of Jews and others;