What does the Bible say about immigrants?

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The Bible teaches that immigrants and strangers are to be treated with justice, compassion, and neighborly love, while all people are called to live under God’s holy commands. Leviticus 19:33-34 and Exodus 22:21 ground this care in Israel’s own experience as sojourners in Egypt, forbidding oppression and commanding love. Deuteronomy 27:19 warns against perverting justice for the sojourner, and Leviticus 23:22 provides for the needy outsider through generous provision. Exodus 12:48-49 and Ezekiel 47:22 show that foreigners could be received among God’s covenant people, with equal law and inheritance. Jesus’ parable in Luke 10:29-42 broadens neighbor-love beyond familiar boundaries, and Hebrews 13:3-14 calls believers to hospitality and identification with the vulnerable.