JFON was founded and supported by United Methodists in the Tennessee Annual Conference, based on a model offered by the United Methodist Committee on Relief. As such, we work to comply with the rules and teachings of the United Methodist Church, including the resources listed below:
Welcoming the Migrant to the US
The United Methodist Church on Global Migration and the Quest for Justice
Federal immigration Policy Reform
Terminology 1: illegal/criminal vs. undocumented/unauthorized
Terminology 2: amnesty vs. pathway
Reform proposal 1: status and a pathway to it
Reform proposal 2: family reunification
Reform proposal 3: increase in work visas
Reform proposal 4: protecting immigrant workers’ rights
Reform proposal 5: humane treatment for those apprehended
Reform proposal 6: securing the border
