Immigration Through The Eyes of Someone Who Sees it Every Day

Sara Matchulat Zejnic grew up at the Cross of Life campus of Unity. She was confirmed here, a part of our youth group, and a frequent Worship Assistant and singer in worship. Sara was a repeat traveller on our earliest El Salvador trips. She and others helped us establish the young adult-to-young adult connections that have been one of the hallmarks of our 20-year relationship there. Sara’s presence in El Salvador helped make her aware of the way in which poverty, gangs, natural disasters, war, and human aspirations trigger emigration from one country to another. Today she works with immigrants who enter the US through many channels. On this episode of Belief Beat, Sara shares how her life experiences led into the work she now does. She talks about the current immigration system and the ways in which faith-based and secular immigration agencies work with immigrants. What works? What doesn’t? Where does she find hope? It’s so good to hear from someone raised here who now does such significant work on a daily basis. Sara is the Deputy Director of Programs for the International Rescue Committee, working in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, Iowa.