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THE FORUM DAILY

A new development report
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underscores the need for better management of global migration because
wealthier countries' economies increasingly depend on it, reports
David Lawder of Reuters
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The report highlights the decline of working-age adult populations in
many countries. 

"Migration can be a powerful force for prosperity and development,"
World Bank Senior Managing Director Axel van Trotsenburg said in a
statement
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"When managed properly, it provides benefits for all people - in
origin and destination societies." 

It's something to think about as we continue to read about worker
shortages in the United States. In health care, more than half of U.S.
counties already have a shortage of primary care physicians, reports
Susie C. Spear of Greensboro News and Record
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In tech, "The federal government is missing a crucial link in its plan
to greatly expand access to high-speed internet service in rural
America: enough workers to get the job done," Will Feuer begins his
story in The Wall Street Journal
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The World Bank's report offers a policy framework to better migration
management: "The goal of policymakers should be to strengthen the match
of migrants' skills with the demand in destination societies, while
protecting refugees and reducing the need for distressed movements." 

Bill Kristol and economist Jason Furman's recent conversation
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minutes of your time as well. 

Welcome to Wednesday's edition of The Forum Daily. I'm Dan Gordon,
the Forum's strategic communications VP, and the great Forum Daily
team also includes 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]>. 

RIGHTS VIOLATIONS - As the planned end of Title 42 approaches,
advocates are warning about migrant rights violations in Mexico, reports
Daina Beth Solomon of Reuters
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Last year, more than 2,000 complaints against the Mexican
National Institute of Immigration were filed with the National Human
Rights Commission, nearly double the number from 2021, Solomon notes. 

DANGEROUS WATERS - More than 2,000 migrants crossed the Rio Grande
into Brownsville, Texas, on Monday, Alejandra Yañez reports on
ValleyCentral.com
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Also Monday, the U.S. Border Patrol and other federal maritime agencies
simulated drowning rescues and smuggling arrests in the deep waters of
the Gulf of Mexico, which agents say more migrants are using to reach
south Texas, per Sandra Sachez of Border Report
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BILL ADVANCES - A bill that comprises many of Gov. Ron DeSantis'
(R) hardline immigration measures is moving forward in the Florida
Legislature, Anne Geggis reports in Florida Politics
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Among other things, the bill would "require hospitals to collect data on
patients' immigration status when they seek health care," Geggis
writes. "Forcing our patients to report their immigration status is not
only dangerous, it'll cost lives," nurse practitioner Kevin Cho wrote
on Twitter, per Anna Giaritelli of the Washington Examiner
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BIDEN'S IMMIGRATION

**RECORD** - With President Biden having launched his re-election
campaign Tuesday, how does he stack up on immigration? Biden "deserves
criticism on some counts, but comparing him to former President Trump is
egregious," Forum Senior Fellow Linda Chavez writes in her latest for
The UnPopulist
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" ... [H]is heart is in the right place." Our president and CEO, Jennie
Murray, similarly spoke of positive steps - and areas of concern
- with Marcela García of The Boston Globe
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Thanks for reading, 

Dan 

P.S. Congratulations to the three new co-chairs
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Immigration Task Force: Chiefs Chad E. Kasmar of Tucson,
Arizona; Michael Tupper of Marshalltown, Iowa; and David Valentin of
Santa Ana, California. They join Sheriff Ed Gonzalez of Harris County,
Texas.

 

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