People as “Garbage”
Google Image In a speech about immigration, a prominent politician recently remarked that America has become “ a dumping ground. We’re like a garbage can for the world.” And at a political rally, a comedian referred to Puerto Rico as "a floating island of garbage." I want to give them the benefit of the doubt. Did they mean that all immigrants are garbage, and that the residents of Puerto Rico are garbage? Or was the politician talking only about immigrants who lack proper papers and the comedian only that the island is messy? I don’t know. But is speaking about any group of human beings in that manner OK? I think not. We may have different opinions about how the U.S. border should be handled but referring to any group of human beings in such a way, even those who are “illegal,” is an obstacle in the search for God. And Puerto Ricans are certainly not garbage. Contradicts Christian Teachings For starters, such a view contradicts my church’s teaching on social justice,