“When an alien resides with you in your land, do not molest him. You shall treat the alien who resides with you no differently than the natives born among you; have the same love for him as for yourself; for you too were once aliens in the land of Egypt.” (Leviticus 19:33-34)

What is it about the word “amnesty” that has turned it from an act of mercy and charity into an obscenity, spewed by the most mean-spirited among us? Where is the hatred coming from?

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