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.  

In a letter 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. 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’s 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].     

U.S.-BORN WORKERS BENEFIT — A new study 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. "[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. We’d 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. Meanwhile, Anna Giaritelli reports in the Washington Examiner 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. "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