Working Together for Immigration Reform

November 11, 2013

My latest article in Tikkun Daily talks about immigration reform and how Jewish communities are working in coordination with immigrants for progressive goals.

Here is an excerpt:

“Jews understand what it means to start a new life in another country. As a nation of immigrants, the US welcomed and protected generations of Jews who fled persecution, famine and poverty in Eastern Europe and the Middle East to begin a new life in the US together with their families. Today, a commitment to the core Jewish mandate of 'welcoming the stranger' takes a different form.”

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Amy Dean, Contributor

Amy B. Dean is a fellow at The Century Foundation. She is a social entrepreneur, author, and progressive activist, with roots in the American labor movement.