Magistrates (government officials and law enforcements) are "mininsters of God" as pastors are (Ro. 13). However, a state law should not be held at the level of God, for it would equally argue for abortion (legal and lawful) being God's will (We will not mentioned Natzi Germany's laws nor North Africa's apartei nor the plight of an African American man in North America's 60's).

Evangelical conservatives are still swiming in the same white water principles that supported the conditions in Natzi Germany's rationale against Jews, the 60's civil unrest, slavery's position on the part of many Christians in the South and Pharoah's Egypt' in their behavior against an immigrant, illegal race in their midst (read Ex. 1).

To stand firm on the clear compassionate, humane and biblical behavior required of us toward immigrants is not man's first choice, nor a government's best solution. Nor is it financially profitable for the economy, nor fair (asking people's opinions) nor a win-win social-economic practice. It is and was God's reveal willed as to how He wants to care for this segment of people group by His people, period. No one in Israel voted for having a tenth of their three-year taxes (tithe) to be given to the strangers. Nor was an agricultural field owner asked his business consideration of profitability in having to leave the gleannings for the stranger and not used these for further efficient profit for their business.

When God was president (or King) God laid down repeatedly principles for His people in dealing with the immigrants (strangers, alien, or the 'goer'). Immigrants have always been a people group. God has known them, and God shows His Fatherly as well as His Sovereign care of his creation and creatures, identifying these people-groups, the immigrants (migrants: now sized as documented or undocumented) and speaking as to how He wants our behavior to be towards them. One verse of many: "But the stranger that dwelleth with you shall be unto you as one born among you, and thou shalt love him as thyself...I am the LORD your God" (Lev. 19:34). Two points: they need to be treated as "one born among you" (the native) and "as thyself."

The one fundamental principle for resolving the Immigration debate is, and no Christian conservative has mentioned it and it embodies all the Old Testament laws depicting our behavior towards the strangers. And this principle was given by Jesus Himself, summarizing His Bible: "Whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets" (Mat. 7:12). Jesus concludes this "golden-rule" principle with the same words he does in the Two Greatest Commandments, love God and love your neighbor, "for on these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets" (Mat. 22:40). Such summaries of Scripture would go a long way to distill the right course of action.

However, some rather mix the Bible with "other" rationalistic, economic, social, tax-concerns, "fair" considerations - betraying our creed "the Bible alone is the only rule for life and faith" adorning many fine otherwise summaries of orthodox faith tenets. While any nation has the freedom (incorrectly) to disobey God's laws, the body of Christ must not think with half brain for God and the other for man's considerations. Love the stranger as thyself...as one born among you is God's only consideration inspite of economic, politics, ethical or moral condition of the immigrant as litumus test. Until the Church stands for the Gospel that made us to no longer be aliens of the covenant blessings (Eph. 2) but full citizens of God's kingdom, we, like at other times in history, will be faltering between two opinions, or combining many considerations all coming short of treating the alien as "one born among you."Evangelical Leaders Call for Immigration Reform

I wonder how Israel felt when they were to take the third year tithe and give to the stranger. Or what would the business owner support be when he could not go back to his field and ensure nothing was wasted, exept that God' will had prohibited gleanings to leave these for the stranger - How best to do this, and not do it...that's my point!

http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/tgc/2012/05/01/the-gospel-and-immigration/
http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/tgc/2012/05/08/immigration-policy-and-ministry/

The policy, effective immediately, will apply to people who are currently under 30 years old, who arrived in the country before they turned 16 and have lived in the United States for five years. They must also have no criminal record, and have earned a high school diploma, remained in school or served in the military."

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/16/us/us-to-stop-deporting-some-illegal-immigrants.html?hp