The Forum Daily | Monday July 31, 2023
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Large groups of migrants were left seeking shelter on the streets of
Midtown Manhattan on Sunday after the Roosevelt Hotel, which has been
housing asylum seekers in recent months, reportedly reached capacity
over the weekend, reports Dean Moses of The Villager
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Several small buses acted as both a place to sleep and a cooling
center. With the help of a translator, migrants said they were left
feeling worried and confused as they had yet to be allowed into the
hotel. They also said that the city had provided them with water but not
food.  

"This is the heartbreaking reality and something our teams have worked
tirelessly to avoid, but while our compassion is limitless, our
resources are not. We still desperately need help from our state and
federal partners," said Fabien Levy, Mayor Eric Adams' press
secretary.  

Jasmine Garsd of NPR
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adds context, reporting on the limitations of an "emergency respite
center" in Brooklyn and zooms in on asylum seekers' experiences. She
also notes that New York City recently started distributing fliers at
the southern border to discourage asylum-seekers from traveling to the
city. 

For some reason the poem on the Statue of Liberty comes to mind this
morning. 

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 Karime Puga, Clara Villatoro 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]>. 

MIGRANTS IN MEXICO - The Biden administration is creating legal
avenues for certain migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela,
who are now in Mexico, to apply for refugee status, reports Ted Hesson
of Reuters
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In tandem, Mexico is discussing a program offering humanitarian
protection and employment assistance for migrants from those countries
stuck in southern Mexico. Separately, Maria Verza of the Associated
Press
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covers eight survivors of an immigration detention center fire who are
facing further hardships in Mexico, as their injuries leave them unable
to work. 

CALL TO ACTION - Equipment manufacturers across the country need
workers, Kip Eideberg of the Association of Equipment Manufacturers
writes in an op-ed in The Hill
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notes that "immigration and refugees help sustain rural areas, while
domestic migration has drawn people away," and suggests solutions. "The
future success of our industry and the health of the U.S. economy
demands that Congress take action on immigration reform," Eideberg
concludes.  

FLORIDA'S CHALLENGES - Immigration advocates in Tampa are working
to fight misinformation about the state's new immigration law and
offer health services to immigrants, writes Juan Carlos Chavez of the
Tampa Bay Times
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The law, SB 1718, has caused emotional and financial hardships for many
families. Wilkine Brutus of WLRN
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reports on Sarai Umansor Morales, a high-achieving American-born student
who has remained in Palm Beach County even as the rest of her family has
left the state because of the law.  

FARMWORKERS - Farmers in America are facing a labor shortage as
younger generations of migrant workers seek better opportunities and
education beyond agriculture, report Andrea Hsu and Ximena Bustillo of
NPR
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(Ignore the questionable headline.) "I'm tired of the cycle. I want to
break it," said Delores Gonzalez, a third-generation farmworker.
Tightened border enforcement and an aging workforce are contributing to
the challenges. As we've noted before, the Farm Workforce
Modernization Act would help. 

Thanks for reading, 

Dan 

P.S. In the Boston Globe
<[link removed]>,
columnist Yvonne Abraham highlights the generosity of people giving
uprooted Haitians in the Boston area a taste of home.  

 

 

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