The Bible and Illegal Immigration

Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.
Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation.
For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same:
For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil.
Wherefore ye must needs be subject, not only for wrath, but also for conscience sake.... Read More
For for this cause pay ye tribute also: for they are God's ministers, attending continually upon this very thing.
Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour.
(Romans 13:1-7)

The Bible teaches us to obey the laws of the land, whether or not we agree with them. As long as its illegal for non-Americans to illegally cross the border then its something as Christians we should adhere to and obey. The only exception to this is if the laws of the land cause you to disobey God's word.

Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.
(Acts 5:29)

In these cases, God commands us to obey his word rather than the law. For example, the pastors who refuse to perform gay marriages are doing so because they are obeying God's law rather than man's.

People try and use Leviticus 19, Exodus 22 & 23 and Deuteronomy 10 to try and rationalize that it's wrong to stand against illegal immigration, but the instances in those scriptures were referring to specific situations in which the people were INVITED into the new nation. In the case of the Israelites, they were first invited into Egypt and then the Egyptians turned on them, breaking God's law. In the case of the US, its illegal to come into this country uninvited (without going through the process of becoming a natural citizen). This takes us back to my original point that since it’s illegal to come into this country without permission then we as Christians are commanded to obey these laws. However, if an immigrant goes through the proper process of becoming a legal citizen, we must then allow them to remain in the country and respect their right to be here. There are NO scriptures in the Bible to support illegal immigration or supporting people who are in this country illegally.