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Writer Rod Dreher\u2019s recent comments on poverty and immigration have sparked intense criticism by Christians and non-Christians alike. In a recent post, Dreher wrote about his conflicted feelings on Trump\u2019s derogatory remarks about African countries by drawing a comparison to immigrants from these countries and public housing: Let\u2019s think about Section 8 housing. If word got out that the government was planning to build a housing project for the poor in your neighborhood, how would you feel about it? Be honest with yourself. Nobody would consider this good news. You wouldn\u2019t consider it good news because you don\u2019t want the destructive culture of the poor imported into your neighborhood. Drive over to the poor part of town, and see what a s---hole it is. Do you want the people who turned their neighborhood a s---hole to bring the s---hole to your street? No, you don\u2019t. Be honest, you don\u2019t. Russell Jeung has lived with his family for more than two decades in one of Oakland, California\u2019s most dangerous neighborhoods. While Jeung loves his community, living in the Murder Dubs hasn\u2019t always been easy. When he was a graduate student, his laptop was stolen. He\u2019s also witnessed shootings and knows sex traffickers work out of his neighborhood. \u201cDo we want the poor\u2019s \u2018destructive culture\u2019? No, of course not. The poor don\u2019t want the destructive culture in their own communities,\u201d said Jeung, who is also the chair of Asian American studies department at San Francisco State University. \u201cNobody wants murder, violence, or theft...All God\u2019s children long for his wholeness, long for life to be lived under his rule and to have that peace and justice.\u201d Russell joined associate digital media producer Morgan Lee and editor in chief Mark Galli to discuss our tendency to overly romanticize or stigmatize the poor, the best and worst times of life in Murder Dubs, and how Christians should decide where they live.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices