Enforcement alone will not make our border more secure or orderly
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Far from Sensible Border Solutions

Good afternoon, 

Yesterday, the House Judiciary Committee advanced
<[link removed]> the Border
Security and Enforcement Act of 2023
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legislative package includes a number of measures that are contradictory
to our American values as a nation of welcome. Notably, the bill
would: 

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**Institute new restrictions and make it more difficult for individuals
to seek protection** in the United States even if they qualify for
asylum under current U.S. law. 

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**Include most of the provisions in Rep. Chip Roy's (R-TX) bill**, the
Border Safety and Security Act (H.R. 29). The provisions would provide
the DHS Secretary with the authority to suspend and, in some cases,
require the secretary to suspend the entry of migrants coming to the
United States without authorization. 

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**Require DHS to hold parents and their children in family immigration
detention** without the time limits established in the Flores
Settlement Agreement that sets standards around child detention.  

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**Remove longstanding protections for unaccompanied children**, making
it harder for them to receive asylum and other humanitarian protections
and stay in the U.S. 

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**Make parole available only on an individual case-by-case basis** and
not to an entire class of potential parole recipients.
  

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**Require employers to verify immigration status**: Employers, under
penalty of perjury, must attest that they have verified that a potential
employee is not an undocumented immigrant.  

This bill contains potential border solutions that are far from
sensible. Instead of creating a more orderly process for those who
arrive at the U.S. border, the bill would create more problems in our
already convoluted immigration system.  

Jennie Murray
<[link removed]>,
President and CEO of the National Immigration Forum, states: 

"Enforcement alone will not make our border more secure or orderly.
Congress must provide alternative pathways for people seeking to come to
the U.S. legally and maintain America's longstanding commitment to
humanitarian protections." 

Likewise, the Evangelical Immigration Table
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a letter to Congress urging members to "pursue policies that improve
border security but do not erode or eliminate existing legal protections
for asylum seekers or unaccompanied children." Matthew Soerens, National
Coordinator of the Evangelical Immigration Table added: 

"It's possible to both be for secure borders and for due process for
asylum seekers, protecting unaccompanied kids from violence and
trafficking and treating all people humanely. Congress needs to work
together on a bipartisan basis to find legislative solutions that do
both." 

We must continue to push Congress <[link removed]> to enact
meaningful, bipartisan immigration reform that includes a safe,
efficient and humane approach to managing our border.  

Stay hopeful and committed, 
Nora 

P.S. The 118th Congress has been in session for 100 days. On Friday at
1pm ET
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the National Immigration Forum will be hosting a Facebook Live event to
discuss what progress has been made regarding immigration reform and
what still needs to be accomplished. Click here to join the Facebook
Live on Friday.
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**Nora Coyne **
Field and Constituencies Manager
National Immigration Forum  

 
NEWS CLIPS TO NOTE:  

**POLITICO**: Biden is ignoring immigration issues, voters say in poll
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**NEW YORK TIMES**: G.O.P. Immigration Agenda Faces Stiff Odds in
Divided House
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**AXIOS**: Democrats press Homeland Security to prep for end of Title
42
<[link removed]> 

**NBC NEWS**: DACA recipients await Biden rule that would grant them
access to affordable health care
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**TAMPA BAY TIMES**: Churches fear Florida immigration bill would
'criminalize' charity
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