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. "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. 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. 

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 on this topic is worth a few 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]. 

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. 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. 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.  

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. 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.  

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. " … [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. 

Thanks for reading, 

Dan 

P.S. Congratulations to the three new co-chairs of the Law Enforcement 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.