[News With Views] A coalition of Christian lawmakers, faith leaders and civic organizations urged President Donald Trump to establish a legal immigration and humanitarian pathway for Jewish Canadians who fear persecution resulting from rising antisemitism in Canada.
In a letter sent to Trump, the National Association of Christian Lawmakers and its partners asked the administration to direct the State Department and Department of Homeland Security to develop "lawful, secure, and appropriately expedited pathways" for eligible Jewish Canadian nationals and their immediate family members.
The letter pointed to what the signatories described as a growing climate of harassment, intimidation, vandalism, threats and violence targeting Jewish communities in Canada since the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel.
"These numbers represent more than statistics," the letter read. "They represent families who increasingly question whether they can safely send their children to Jewish schools, worship openly, display their faith publicly, or continue building their lives in communities where they no longer feel secure."
The group said any immigration program should have remain subject to existing law and national-security screening, including identity, criminal-history, medical and admissibility checks. |