The Forum Daily | Friday, June 9, 2023
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On Thursday the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced
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the process by which Afghan nationals can renew their parole in the
U.S. 

"Through this new streamlined and fee-exempt process, eligible Afghan
nationals will be able to continue living and working here as they
pursue a permanent status," said Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro
N. Mayorkas.   

However, as Jeff Brumley of Baptist News Global
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reports in his coverage of our Facebook Live
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yesterday, the process falls short of a long-term solution. 

"We're glad the Biden administration is renewing [parole], but
Congress needs to - as they have in the past - recognize that this
is a moment for them to make an additional consideration and say, 'We
need to go ahead and pass [the Afghan Adjustment Act],' " said Jennie
Murray, our president and CEO, during a conversation with Joseph Azam
of the Afghan-American Foundation and Naheed Sarabi of The Brookings
Institution.  

Meanwhile, a community group in Dayton, Ohio, has stepped up to the
plate, offering a helping hand to Afghan and other refugees, reports
Casey Weldon of Spectrum News 1
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Welcome Dayton is hosting a World Refugee Day event to introduce
refugees to their new neighbors and connect them with local resources.
 

"We see the refugees as cultural and economic assets," said Laura
Roesch, CEO of Catholic Social Services of the Miami Valley. "They come
to our communities, they start small businesses, they buy homes, they
become our neighbors." 

This past week in local Afghan welcome: 

* Meet Barbara Cummings, who embodies welcome. The 76-year-old San Diego
resident has filled her home with donated items to support Afghan
arrivals. (Kate Morrissey, The San Diego Union-Tribune
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* The Salt Lake County Mayor's Office in Utah hosted an Emergency Kit
Distribution and Resource Fair, providing resettled Afghans with
essential supplies and resources to support their integration and
success in the community. (Jenny Carpenter, KSL.com
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* Berkeley Law students are helping Afghan evacuees in the Bay Area
navigate the asylum process to seek permission to stay in the United
States long-term. (Gwyneth K. Shaw, Berkeley Law
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Welcome to Friday'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, Keylla Ortega, Ashling Lee 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]>. 

**BUOYS** - Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) announced that the state will
employ specially designed buoys to block illegal crossings through the
Rio Grande, Zach Despart and Patrick Svitek of The Texas Tribune
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report. To paraphrase Aaron Reichlin-Melnick
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American Immigration Council - I wonder what Mexico will think. 

**ALSO ALONG THE BORDER** - Migrants trying to do the right thing by
waiting for appointments via the CBP One app are starting to lose
patience, reports John Salazar of Spectrum News
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Meanwhile, volunteers near the border have noticed a drop in numbers and
a change in demographics, reports Salvador Rivera of Border Report
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**CHILD LABOR** - Meatpacking and produce firms in at least 11 states
are now part of a federal investigation into the employment of
Guatemalan children, report Julia Ainsley
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Strickler <[link removed]> of
NBC News
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"I'm heartened by the fact that we're now seeing multiple agencies
work together and really take this issue seriously," said Wendy Young,
President of Kids in Need of Defense. 

**DRIVER'S CARDS** - The city council in Bloomington, Indiana, has
joined others in urging the state legislature to pass a bill that would
allow undocumented immigrants to drive legally, reports Lucas Gonzalez
of Indiana Public Media
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As Gonzalez notes, "Prerequisites to obtain a card [would] include
proper training, certification and insurance." 

Thanks for reading, 

Dan 

 

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