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THE FORUM DAILY

Think the United States-Mexico border is getting some attention after
the end of Title 42? 

That news has taken center stage in recent days - in part because of
what didn't happen.  

In the hours and days after the Title 42 public health order expired,
Border Patrol agents saw migrant encounters drop by 50%, Sarah N. Lynch
reports for Reuters.
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And early signs suggest many people are choosing to wait in Mexico for
an appointment to enter the U.S. at a port of entry instead of trying to
cross the border unauthorized.  

"After so much money spent, after four months on route, after so many
efforts and hardship, you don't want to be deported or sent to another
point at the border you don't know," Venezuelan Marcos Vega told a
team at The Wall Street Journal
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Here's a quick catch-up on just some of the other coverage in recent
days: 

* The Biden administration is requesting an emergency stay after a
federal judge halted a policy that mitigates pressure at the
U.S.-Mexico border by allowing more efficient processing of migrants who
don't pose a threat. (Josh Gerstein and David Cohen, Politico
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* A helpful infographic shows what has changed for migrants seeking
asylum. (Elizaveta Galkina, Kara Dapena and Michelle Hackman, The Wall
Street Journal
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* Our policy expert Alexandra Villarreal explains the ins and outs of
the rule replacing Title 42. (The Guardian
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* The new policy is causing new humanitarian challenges for Mexico.
(Mary Beth Sheridan, Washington Post
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* Sacred Heart Church in El Paso, Texas, has become "a processing
[center] offering empathy, benevolence and practical help" for
newcomers. (James Matthews, Sky News
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* In Latin America, the Caribbean, Africa and Asia, political
instability, violence and the effects of climate change "will continue
to spur emigration." (Miriam Jordan, New York Times
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Welcome to Monday's edition of The Forum Daily. I'm Dan Gordon, the
Forum's strategic communications VP, and the great Forum Daily team
also includes Alexandra Villarreal, Clara Villatoro, Keylla Ortega 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]>. 

DEATHS IN CUSTODY - An unaccompanied minor from Honduras died
in U.S. government custody last week, a team at CBS News
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reports. The Honduran government identified the 17-year-old as Ángel
Eduardo Maradiaga Espinoza and called on U.S. authorities for an
investigation. A 4-year-old Honduran child died in custody in March
after being hospitalized for cardiac arrest in Michigan, which
previously had not been reported.  

MILITARY SPOUSES - Bipartisan lawmakers introduced a bill Friday that
would smooth the naturalization process for the spouses of service
members, Rose L. Thayer reports in Stars and Stripes
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"This bill ensures fairness for the spouses of service [members] seeking
U.S. citizenship by updating state residency requirements for green-card
holders," said Rep. Maria Salazar (R-Florida). 

COMPETITIVENESS - Congress' lack of action on immigration threatens
U.S. competitiveness with China, reports Maria Curi of Axios Pro
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"The current immigration system deters foreign high-skilled workers from
joining American companies and hurts the United States as it competes to
develop new innovations and remain a global technology leader," said
Karan Bhatia of Google.  

**PEN PALS** - A program called ENGin connects young Ukrainians with
English speakers around the world, writes Sophie Carson of the Milwaukee
Journal Sentinel
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The program benefits both. For one Wisconsin suburban mom, the weekly
calls with a Ukrainian refugee living in Poland have become cherished
time with a new friend. "It's five steps better than a pen pal," she
said. 

Thanks for reading, 

Dan 

 

 

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