Congress has passed a “big, beautiful” budget reconciliation bill that supercharges immigrant detention and deportation funding. Many are concerned with how the bill could increase deficits, but few seem to realize how it could lead to a decline in American Christianity unless Congress follows up with a Republican-led effort to finally fix our dysfunctional immigration system.

President Donald Trump has acknowledged the impact of immigration enforcement on particular sectors of the U.S. economy, and indeed, the costs to American consumers of removing workers from the economy could be significant, raising prices by $2,150 annually for a typical American family. But American churches are also profoundly impacted, as recent headlines demonstrate.

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Walter Kim

Walter Kim became the president of the National Association of Evangelicals in January 2020. He previously served as a pastor at Boston’s historic Park Street Church and at churches in Vancouver, Canada and Charlottesville, Virginia, as well as a campus chaplain at Yale University. He preaches, writes and engages in collaborative leadership to connect the Bible to the intellectual and cultural issues of the day. He regularly teaches in conferences and classrooms; addresses faith concerns with elected officials and public institutions; and provides theological and cultural commentary to leading news outlets. He serves on the boards of Christianity Today and World Relief and consults with a wide range of organizations. Kim received his Ph.D. from Harvard University in Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, his M.Div. from Regent College in Vancouver, and his B.A. from Northwestern University.