Watch Jorge’s Deportation Story

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Dear Friend,

Jorge’s son went to kindergarten this morning, but Jorge didn’t kiss him goodbye. Jorge is in Tijuana, on one side of a wall stretching 800 miles, and Jorge’s son is on the other side of the wall in San Diego.

I crossed that wall for the first time in my life last Friday and Jorge was the first person I met. He was standing at the border wall where it runs into the sea.

I was traveling with five immigration reform advocates from four different churches in San Diego. Jorge shared his story with us so that we could share it with you.

Please listen to Jorge tell his story and then take action for immigration reform by ordering Cards for Congress.

As I spoke with Jorge, any hang-ups I had previously had about who should or shouldn’t be allowed to continue living their lives in the United States melted away. The pain in his voice when he spoke of his family moved me far beyond any thoughts of the documents he lacked.

I wish you could have met Jorge. I wish you could have traveled with me into the downtrodden neighborhoods of Tijuana.

I know that many people who are a part of the Standing on the Side of Love Campaign have mixed feelings about how to reform our immigration system. That is okay. What is not okay is, in the face of human suffering, to hide behind laws humans can change.

The Spirit of Life and the Love of God cross every border. Our Love can as well.

Please watch this video of Jorge and order Cards for Congress.

Love,
Adam

Adam Gerhardstein
Campaign Manager

P.S. Don’t forget to register for the March for America on March 21st in Washington D.C. Help reach our goal of 150 people marching under the banner of Standing on the Side of Love. Register now!