The Forum Daily | Thursday June 29, 2023
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THE FORUM DAILY

Canada is taking advantage of the U.S.'s lengthy and complex immigration
system to launch its first "Tech Talent Strategy", a set of "aggressive
attraction measures" that include a pathway for H-1B visa holders in the
U.S. to apply for a Canadian work permit, writes Fiona Harrigan for
Reason
<[link removed]>.  

"[W]e're targeting newcomers that can help enshrine Canada as a world
leader in a variety of emerging technologies," said Canadian Minister of
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Sean Fraser, in a statement
<[link removed]>. 

The program will start receiving applications on July 16. Approved
applicants will receive a work permit for up to three years and could
work almost anywhere in Canada. Applicants may also apply for study or
work permit options for accompanying family members.  

"Because the H-1B system comes with so many bureaucratic strings
attached, countless workers are finding it unsustainable to build a
family and future in America," Sam Peak, a senior policy analyst at
Americans for Prosperity, told Reason. "We've already lost more than
20,500 Indians to Canada's Global Talent Stream program from
2017-2019." 

In an op-ed for Forbes
<[link removed]>,
Andy J. Semotiuk urges the U.S. to take note of Canada's efforts and
consider some actions to remain competitive: "Retaining H1-B workers
should be a priority for the U.S. because they contribute to economic
growth, foster innovation, and maintain the nation's position as a
leader in technology and industry." 

Welcome to Thursday's edition of The Forum Daily. I'm Clara
Villatoro, the Forum's strategic communications manager, and the great
Forum Daily team also includes Karime Puga, Alexandra Villarreal 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]>. 

PLEA - Labor shortages are affecting different industries, 126
business leaders and employers called for President Biden to "expand a
special category of immigration permits for individuals who can fill
positions where labor shortages exist," reports Rafael Bernal of The
Hill
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Livestock industries, such as dairy, are especially calling for
immigration reform, because none of the current work visa programs are
suitable to their needs, Bernal notes. 

SERVICE RESUMED - The U.S. government has resumed appointments for
asylum seekers in Laredo, Texas, after two weeks of suspending the
service following reports that migrants faced extortion, report Daina
Beth Solomon and Laura Gottesdiener of Reuters
<[link removed]>.
Recently, 1,500 migrants gathered in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, after a
rumor spread about the U.S. admitting migrants without appointments,
which could have led to resume activities. "In essence, (it is)
returning exactly to the very same dynamics that led to the pause in CBP
One appointments in the first place," said Stephanie Leutert, director
of the Mexico Security Initiative at the University of Texas. 

IN EUROPE - The International Organization for Migration estimates
that nearly 2,000 people have died trying to make it to Europe by sea
this year, Laurel Wamsley reports for NPR
<[link removed]>.
 Migrants are traveling on fragile iron boats and overloaded fishing
vessels, with smuggling networks profiting off their suffering. To put
an end to such unnecessary death, Reva Dhingra, a post-doctoral fellow
at the Brookings Institution, says: "open more legal pathways for people
to be able to access, so they don't have to make the desperate choice of
going to sea." 

**WELCOME IN COLORADO** - Nearly $6 million in grants through the
Rose Community Foundation is making it possible for local organizations
in Colorado to help Afghan refugees, reports Kelly Werthmann of CBS
News Colorado
<[link removed]>. "They
welcome refugees here, and that's why I came here and I'm in love with
Colorado," said Fahim Naderi, an Afghan evacuee who hopes to bring his
family soon to the United States. 

Thanks for reading, 

Clara 

 

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