The Text
(וְגֵר לֹא-תוֹנֶה, וְלֹא תִלְחָצֶנּוּ, כִּי-גֵרִים הֱיִיתֶם, בְּאֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם (שמות כב:כ
You shall not wrong or oppress a stranger, as you were once strangers in the land of Egypt
(Exodus 22:20)
My Interpretation
- We need to treat immigrants well
- Either us or our ancestors were new to this land as well
- We need to empathize with everyone struggling to come to a new land