The Forum Daily | Friday July 21, 2023
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THE FORUM DAILY

Republicans and Democrats are showing interest in finding long-term
immigration solutions for Afghan evacuees. Two bills have been
introduced aiming to offer certainty to Afghan allies almost two years
after the evacuation, reports Suzanne Monyak of Roll Call
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One bill is strongly bipartisan, the other Republican-led. The latter
would curb administrations' authority to employ humanitarian parole
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"We're just hopeful that, given the widespread recognition of a need
to provide adjustment of status of Afghans, that supporters of both
bills can figure out a way to address this important problem," said
Laurence Benenson, the Forum's Policy and Advocacy VP. 

This past week in local welcome: 

* Embraced by his Iowa community, Zalmay Niazy, a former Afghan
interpreter for U.S. troops, has been granted political asylum after a
two-year fight. (Sara Konrad Baranowski, The Gazette
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* Mike Donoghue, a North Texas Marine, fulfilled his promise to help
Afghan interpreter Shirzad Ghafoori and his family safely relocate to
the U.S. after 7 years of waiting. (Lori Brown, Fox 4
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* In Oregon, veteran Jonathan Bossie is helping resettled Afghan Abdul
Rahman find a new life, supporting him through employment and furniture
donations from the Afghan Support Network. (Emily Burris, KOIN 6
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And read about the San Diego students who have connected with
counterparts in Afghanistan - and this weekend will be selling a book
of essays by Afghan women, with proceeds going to support female Afghan
students. Linda Mcintosh of The San Diego Union-Tribune
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has the story. 

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 Karime Puga, Clara Villatoro, Christian Blair and
Ashling Lee. If you have a story to share from your own community,
please send it to me at [email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>. 

TEXAS - The lead sums it up: "Texas has spent two years and billions
of dollars on the most aggressive attempt by any state to take control
over federal border security
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There's no indication it has worked." Read Elizabeth Findell's
report - and look at Sergio Flores' powerful photos - in The Wall
Street Journal
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Meanwhile, two pregnant migrant women say they were denied water last
week by Texas National Guard members when they attempted to turn
themselves in to U.S. immigration authorities, Rosa Flores and Sara
Weisfeldt write for CNN
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One waded back into the Rio Grande for relief from triple-digit heat and
was met by law enforcement in airboats circling her. In a Fellowship
Southwest <[link removed]>
blog post responding to earlier reports, Stephen Reeves writes, "It is
hard to fathom the depth of this cruelty." 

DETERRENT TO CARE - Florida's new requirement that hospitals
accepting Medicaid ask patients whether they are present in the U.S.
lawfully has health care workers concerned that undocumented people
won't seek needed care, Yacob Reyes reports for Axios Tampa Bay
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"I haven't seen a single undocumented patient this month," said
physician Yared Vazquez, whose practice is not included under the new
law. " ... [T]hey see getting health care as a danger to their American
Dream." 

MORE ON LABOR SHORTAGES - A new study by The Perryman Group, a Texas
economic firm, reveals the United States has more prime working-age
people (25 to 54 years old) than ever, but labor shortages persist,
reports Baylee Bates for KCEN TV
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Economist Ray Perryman says immigration restrictions, specifically on
skilled workers, are contributing. In Illinois, employers and business
group leaders are calling for the White House to allow states to sponsor
work permits to help businesses meet their labor needs by hiring
migrants, report Laura Rodriguez Presa, Talia Soglin and Nell Salzman of
the Chicago Tribune
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PROTECTING YOUTH - The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has
expressed support for the "Protect Vulnerable Immigrant Youth Act," a
bill introduced in the House and Senate to aid immigrant children in
obtaining permanent legal status, reports John Lavenburg of Crux
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The bill aims to expedite the visa process for vulnerable children,
exempting them from annual employment-based visa caps and easing case
backlogs. 

Thanks for reading, 

Dan 

 

 

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