Christian Leader Calls for Acceptance of Illegal Immigrants

The previous religious leader of Sor-Halogaland in northern Norway, Tor Berger Jorgensen gave out a plethora of letters to many religious bodies last week, asking them to make available jobs for those who are not able to get a job legally in Norway. Even though hiring illegal foreigners is, well, illegal in Norway, the religious leader stated that his cause was all about providing hope for those who seemed down and under in life.

The Bishop, who is pretty popular for his activist role for the rights of gays, stated that he has already gotten many positive replies from those who said they would love to lend a helping hand.

“I am positive that together, we can make this happen amongst Christian bodies and with the circle of trust within the church,” he said in a statement.

Tor Berger was moved by hearing that a Christian body of Christianity in Stanvanger, Norway, had offered a job to an Eritrean lady named Tita.

Tita had been residing in the nation of Norway undocumented for about eight years, one the bishop described as courageous and imperative. The bishop has allegedly been asking for a meeting with the minister for immigration in Norway, Sylvi Listhaug. The minister has described the religious leader’s request as Harum-scarum.

“As a matter of fact, his action and intentions are to build false expectancy for those who need to go back to their native country,” the minister said. “People to whom we have handed a last disapproval of the permit application are asked to please, go back to their country.”

In response to that comment, Tor Berger took to his Facebook page to describe what the minister tagged as Illegal” to just be an act of “Self-defense.”

“Sylvi terms us as having no character,” the bishop wrote in a status, “solely because we support the people to carry out an act that is described as illegal. But the minister has no idea what destructive and disrespectful actions a lot of illegal foreigners have encountered over the years past.” According to the current laws of the land, hiring companies who employ undocumented foreign employees are liable to paying a fine or going to jail.

An area head for the progress party Stavanger, Christian Welder, stated that he fully grasps the need to assist those who are in precarious conditions, while at the same time having at the back of their minds what is best for the nation as a whole and not compromising the big picture.