Was Jesus an Illegal Immigrant?

As we embrace Christmas we have to put up once again with the Grinches who cannot let people just celebrate the season and enjoy traditions. Because everything has to be about politics--and only the progressive form--we have to hear about Jesus being a refugee and even an "undocumented immigrant."They'll tell you that the most important part of the Christmas story was when Mary and Joseph had to escape to Egypt. The young Jesus was a stranger in a foreign land. So, if you believe in an immigration policy that actually vets out foreign criminals and requires assimilation, well, you would be guilty of letting the Savior Himself die from persecution!In this episode we will see what the Bible says about the flight to Egypt and its purpose, what history shows about Egypt as a Roman province, what progressive politicians have said about their desires for cheap foreign labor, and what the Bible says about immigration policy.Sources Cited:Merriam-Webster Online s.v. "refugee"Merriam-Webster Online s.v. "immigrant"Rafael Warnock, "Marty Center Events | 2023 Nathaniel Colver Lecture with Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock," UChicago Divinity School, June 2, 2023."Jesus was an immigrant! This is the Christmas story," New Life Decatur, December 19, 2025."Nancy Pelosi: There’s A Workforce Shortage, So Immigrants Are Needed In Florida To “Pick The Crops,”" GOP War Room, September 30, 2022."Democrat rep. blasted for saying US needs migrants to pick the food we eat, clean our homes #shorts," Fox Business, April 20, 2023."Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Why Immigration Is Important to the U.S.," latinousa."Bernie Sanders on illegal immigrants “who do you think is picking all of the crops?,”" Jim Fannon in Dominican Republic, February 8, 2020."[3] Jasmine Crockett: U.S. Needs Illegals—‘We Done Picking Cotton’!" DMs Tech & Freedom Channel, April 7, 2025.Scriptures Referenced:Matthew 2:13-15Zechariah 9:8Romans 9:3-5Exodus 22:21Leviticus 25:14Nehemiah 2:20; 4:11Exodus 12:48-49Numbers 15:29-30We value your feedback!Have questions for Truthspresso? Contact us!