President Joe Biden said that the U.S. economy was growing “because we welcome immigrants” and that other countries were held back economically by anti-immigration policies.
The protests provoked debates about how leaders should enforce laws without infringing on speech. A University of Texas at Austin freshman told NBC News that “hell broke loose” as she was arrested.
The change came a day after the General Conference removed its long-standing ban on ordaining “self-avowed practicing homosexuals” or appointing them as ministers.