The Forum Daily | Tuesday May 23, 2023
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THE FORUM DAILY

Reps. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-Florida) and Veronica Escobar (D-Texas)
are set to introduce an intriguing immigration reform bill today,
Suzanne Monyak reports in Roll Call
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The bill "aims to revamp asylum processing, slash visa backlogs and
provide a path to legal status for millions of undocumented immigrants,"
including Dreamers, Monyak writes.  

"There's an opportunity through the middle to come up with a
solution," Escobar said. 

A serious conversation between Republicans and Democrats is a promising
sign - and much desired: New polling shows
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that 82% of registered voters (82%!) agree that "[a]s the U.S. works to
restore order at the border, it is important that Republicans and
Democrats work together to pass immigration reforms that address labor
shortages and inflation, and protect people already here and
contributing." 

Let's see where this goes. 

Welcome to Tuesday'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, Katie Lutz, Keylla
Ortega, and Samuel Benson. If you have a story to share from your own
community, please send it to me at [email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>.

1.5 MILLION REQUESTS - U.S. citizens and other legal residents have
submitted more than 1.5 million applications to sponsor Venezuelans,
Nicaraguans, Cubans and Haitians trying to reach safety and opportunity
stateside through the Biden administration's new legal pathways,
Camilo Montoya-Galvez reports for CBS News
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number far exceeds the 30,000 monthly authorizations available - and
highlights the need and opportunity for more orderly and accessible
immigration pathways. 

NEW RULES CONFUSION- Asylum seekers are being turned away at the
border and told that the only way to apply is through the CBP One app,
reports Kate Morrissey of The San Diego Tribune
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This contradicts the legal right to seek asylum at ports of entry,
although eligibility criteria are stricter under new rules after Title
42. Harvest Prude of The Dispatch
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a helpful explainer about the Biden administration's new strategy to
regulate immigration at the U.S.-Mexico border.  

11,000 DEPORTED - The U.S. formally deported 11,000 migrants in the
week following the end of Title 42, many of whom could face a five-year
ban and criminal charges if they attempt unapproved re-entry,
Montoya-Galvez of CBS News
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separately. Entries at the southern border have decreased since Title 42
ended, but Patrick J. McDonnell of the Los Angeles Times
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that 1,000 miles south, at Mexico's border with Guatemala, the
transit of migrants hoping to reach the U.S. continues. Mexico's
response will continue to be key, especially given its asylum system
challenges
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ABANDONED - In Europe, an activist captured a video of Greek
authorities setting migrants adrift on an inflatable raft in the Aegean
sea, a team at The New York Times
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reports. The Times corroborated the footage and interviewed 11 of the
asylum seekers, belying Greek government claims that it does not
mistreat migrants. "We didn't expect to survive on that day," said
Naima Hassan Aden, a 27-year-old from Somalia. 

Thanks for reading, 

Dan 

P.S. As I avert my eyes from the Boston Celtics' implosion, Matthew
Yglesias makes the case in Bloomberg Opinion
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the U.S. can learn about immigration from the world's premier
basketball league. The NBA's last three MVPs are foreign-born, and the
league continually benefits from the talents of immigrants. Yglesias
asks: Why not other U.S. industries, too? 

   

 

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