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means addressing the causes of emigration, such as destitute economies,
The Hebrew prophets forecasted
rampant poverty, wars, and widespread violence.
that a savior would come one day,
Second, if you are coming to live in a country other than your own, you are and his name would be "God is with
an immigrant. Immigrants have the right to be welcomed, included, and have us." Centuries later, on the early disaccess to the umbrella of rights within the receiving country. Immigration min- ciples' walk to Emmaus, they disistry within the United States is coordinated by our denomination's Interagency covered that sometimes the other,
Migration Task Force; but we also work directly with partners throughout especially a poor migrant, turns out
Mexico that help immigrants there be welcomed and accepted, receive hu- to be a fresh new revelation of "God
mane treatment as needed, and have access to legal rights and protections.
with us." Those who work with miThird, if you are crossing one country en route to live and work in another, grants discover this each day.
you are a transmigrant. Transmigrants have the right to pass securely, receive
humanitarian assistance, and be protected from harm. We work with partner Migrant Accompaniment
agencies throughout Mexico, Guatemala, and Honduras to protect the lives "On the Ground"
and rights of transmigrants.
Our mission is to walk with our misFourth, if you are legally obliged by your arrival country to return to your sion partners in Mexico and Latin
place of origin, you are a deportee. Each year, at least a quarter of a million de- America and together to walk with miportees are returned from the United States to Mexico and Central America, grants in local areas, treating them as
most to Mexico. Another 100,000 more are deported each year from Mexico integral links in the development of the
to Central American countries. This places a heavy strain
on those weak or poor countries.
Deportees have the right to return to their home
country, be welcomed, and receive assistance to reconnect with their culture. Again, we defer to the
Interagency Immigration Task Force in work with those
who are imprisoned or are in process of deportation in
the United States, but we also work with partner agencies in Mexico and Central America to protect the lives
and rights of deportees and help them readapt in their
home countries.
Throughout the world, people are beginning to express more fear of and hatred toward immigrants. They
assume that migrants "choose" to enter other countries.
However, most migrants are involuntary, people in desperate straits forced to leave their home countries for reasons
Honduran men deported from the United States arrive at a church-run center
of economic survival, personal safety, natural and humanin the San Pedro Sula airport. The migrants were flown to the airport aboard a
made disasters, or to return to their home country as de- US government flight, then bussed to a remote section of the airport where the
portees. For the sake of survival, the only real decision Catholic Church operates a Center for Attention to Returned Migrants.
these migrants make is when they will migrate.
PHOTO: PAUL JEFFREY

Accompaniment

Why and How We Are in Mission

Global Ministries focuses its migration mission on the most vulnerable people
in each category above. These include the destitute, poor, indigenous persons,
women, children, and persons of non-heterosexual orientation.
Our strategic approach to participating in this, God's mission, is to forge mission partnerships with ecumenical, civil society, educational, and some governmental agencies locally throughout the migration corridor. This allows us to
accompany, or to conduct our mission in company with, the migrants themselves. People have always traveled in company for mutual protection and companionship. This makes the journey safer and more bearable for each traveler.

region and as people of integrity-with
fundamental rights and access to protection under national laws, international laws, and regional agreements.
Apart from the United Methodist
Mission in Honduras, there are
no United Methodist churches in
Mexico or Central America; however, we have many dependable ways
to forge and work with partners to leverage our mission resources and

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