Christians Are on All Sides of the Immigration Debate

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🗓️ 3 April 2019

⏱️ 53 minutes

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At the beginning of this year, Christianity Today received a grant funding a position for an immigrant communities’ editor. What beat is that, you say? It’s a position that examines “the intersection of immigration, the church, and Christian communities.” As immigration continues to be a volatile current event, we wanted to hire someone who could examine the complex issue from a human and faith-perspective. Enter Bekah McNeel, a longtime education journalist based in San Antonio, Texas. Living and reporting for a number of years on a border state has changed how McNeel understands the immigrant issues—and how she perceives the national news coverage that will suddenly show up and attempt to cover a story without “a deep understanding of the context.” “The coverage was always really jarring,” she said. “You don't understand how normal it is for people to come and go [across the border.] The thought that a truck full of 18 guys could get as far as San Antonio it seems like what?.... The whole thing seems bigger and scarier because you didn't have a context.” McNeel joined digital media producer Morgan Lee and editor in chief Mark Galli to talk about why the immigration issues need less policy discussion, speeches, and sermons and more conversations, how emotions are and are not different on the border, and why she’s excited about this position this year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:46.8	It is Wednesday, April 3rd, and this is quick to listen, where we set aside hashtags and hot takes discuss a major cultural event. On today's show, we will be talking with one of our
0:52.8	latest hires here at Christianity today about immigration.
1:07.6	I'm really looking forward to this conversation.
1:09.9	Thank you everyone for joining us this week.
1:12.0	I'm Morgan Lee, digital media producer here at Christianity today.
1:15.7	I'm with my co-host, Mark Alley.
1:17.6	Great to see you.
1:19.0	Have you in this room, Mark.
1:20.3	Yep, good to be here.
1:22.0	So we have one of our coworkers that is joining us today.
1:25.4	Do you want to tell us a little bit more about her?
1:27.3	Becca McNeil is CT's newly acquired immigrant communities editor.
1:32.1	She lives in her hometown, San Antonio, Texas, where she has reported local, statewide, and national news in education and immigration in the likes of the Texas Tribune and the Christian Science Monitor.
1:45.5	Her family, husband Lewis and children Christian Science Monitor. Her family,
1:51.1	husband Lewis, and children Moira and Asa, now know more about these subjects than they ever wanted to, but are pretty good nature and about the whole thing she says. Welcome, Becca.
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