Baptist Standard
By Jenny Yang, Vice President of Advocacy and Policy
Nations of the world regularly have opened their arms to those fleeing tyrants, terrorists and authoritarian governments. This openness has been a hallmark of the United States, whose response to refugees, especially in the past 40 years, befits the heritage of a nation founded by those fleeing religious persecution.
Since 1980, the United States has admitted more than 3.1 million refugees, many of whom fled persecution because of their faith.