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THE FORUM DAILY

Keep an eye on whether broad solutions that honor America as a land of
refuge are part of the conversation as the House Judiciary Committee
takes up a border bill today. And stay tuned for more on the
conversation from the Forum and our allies. 

Meanwhile, with less than a month until Title 42 ends on May 11, House
Democrats are pushing the Biden administration to prepare for the
anticipated increase in border crossings, Andrew Solender and Stef W.
Kight report for Axios
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In a letter
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to Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, Democratic Reps. Lou
Correa (Texas), Adriano Espaillat (New York) and Chuy García (Illinois)
urged the agency to be "prepared to expeditiously and humanely process
and care for these individuals after Title 42 is terminated." 

Border apprehensions in March were up 25% from the previous month,
Camilo Montoya-Galvez reports for CBS News
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While the increase may partially stem from the impending termination of
Title 42, this year's trend is in line with a historical pattern of
springtime border crossing increases.  

Meanwhile, Border Report
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Sandra Sanchez notes that the administration is gearing up for May by
increasing Title 8 removals, which were the M.O. before the
pandemic. Such removals already have started to outpace those under
Title 42, Sanchez reports.  

Welcome to Wednesday's edition of The Forum Daily. I'm Dan
Gordon, the Forum's strategic communications VP, and today's great
Forum Daily team also includes Joanna Taylor, Clara Villatoro and Katie
Lutz. If you have a story to share from your own community, please
send it to me at [email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>.     

U.S.-BORN WORKERS BENEFIT - A new study
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indicates not only that Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)
recipients do not harm job prospects for U.S.-born workers, but that
native-born workers may benefit, Stuart Anderson writes for Forbes
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"[T]here is suggestive evidence that the policy had a positive effect on
the fraction of natives [U.S.-born] working," wrote study author Emily
Battaglia, an assistant professor at the University of Delaware. "This
positive result is driven by drawing individuals out of unemployment and
increasing the share in the labor force.  

**SECURITY AND SAFETY** - Jazmin Ponce Escoto, a Colorado State
University sophomore, is eligible for DACA - but her application is
gathering dust at USCIS because of court challenges to the program.
"Congress has a chance to offer my generation security and safety and
the chance for me to be able to participate in American life as a
community member, business owner, homeowner and voter," she writes in an
op-ed for Colorado Newsline
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say it's not just a chance but a necessity. 

FAMILY DETENTION - At a hearing Tuesday, U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement (ICE) Acting Director Tae Johnson told lawmakers that "[a]t
this time, there's certainly no plan to restart family detention in any
way, shape or form," Ted Hesson reports for Reuters
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Meanwhile, Anna Giaritelli reports in the Washington Examiner
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that Johnson plans to step down soon. 

**IMMIGRANT** FLAVORS - A new cooking competition show on YouTube
highlights first- and second-generation immigrant chefs creating meals
from their families' heritage, Edwin Flores writes for NBC News
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"Food is a space for storytelling, and it's also a space for
meaning-making and identity-making," said Juanita Monsalve of United We
Dream, which produced the show. "No Borders, Just Flavors" premieres 8
p.m. Thursday.  

Thanks for reading,  

Dan 

**P.S.** Yesterday was tax day - an important reminder (via CNN
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Catherine E. Shoichet) that millions of undocumented immigrants file tax
returns each year, contributing billions of dollars that help fund
public services and benefits they mostly cannot access
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