Immigration epitomizes the conflict between justice — other-regarding and community-building — and politics — the accumulation and retention of power.

Raymond H. Dominick III discussed various periods of deep polarization in the four hundred years of American history.

To counter hatred, Rabbi Brad Bloom recommends thinking globally, while acting locally. ”We are obligated to call out hatred when we see it,” he said.  ”Sometimes we must take risks, step out of comfort zones," he said.  ”We need to be civil to one another. 

Why has the politics of immigration become such a lightning rod? When you hear the word “immigration,” do you think of Ellis Island in the early 20th century or Tijuana and the Mexican-U.S. border in the early 21st century?