The Forum Daily | Wednesday August 9, 2023
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Texas officials ignored warnings from the International Boundary and
Water Commission about the installation of buoys in the Rio Grande and
wire along the banks, violating federal law and a U.S.-Mexico treaty,
Aarón Torres and Todd J. Gillman report in an exclusive in The Dallas
Morning News
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The warnings date as far back as December, before construction began on
the barrier, they report. The commission had communicated these
concerns to Texas agencies repeatedly, noting the need for federal
permission before constructing barriers on federal land or along the
river. Criticism of the buoys has escalated after recent drownings. 

Separately, the Border Patrol had to dispel a rumor that the southern
border would be open to all asylum-seekers on Tuesday after the false
information was spread by transnational criminal organizations, writes
Julian Resendiz of Border Report
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And at the Arizona border with Mexico, Camilo Montoya-Galvez of CBS News
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takes a look at a jump in arrivals despite extreme heat. 

Welcome to Wednesday'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, Ashling Lee and Katie
Lutz. If you have a story to share from your own community, please send
it to me at [email protected]. 
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**REPERCUSSIONS** - Florida's new immigration law has sparked
apprehension and uncertainty among immigrants, as well as among medical
providers and businesses, reports Natalia Jaramillo of the Orlando
Sentinel
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One concern is a provision under which hospitals must collect and submit
data on undocumented patients, raising fears of going to the hospital.
And business owners are concerned about labor shortages as immigrants
leave the state. Such departures also affect Florida students, some of
whom are experiencing confusion and sadness around the departure of
friends, Keely McCormick of ABC Action News
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reports. 

WORK PERMITS NEEDED - Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey (D) declared a
state of emergency as the state's shelter system is reaching capacity
to house migrants arriving without work authorization, reports Gabrielle
Emanuel of WBUR
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"We need action to remove barriers and expedite federal work
authorizations. We need action and intervention for funding to help us
in this time," Healey said. New York City continues to face similar
challenges, as John Yang discussed on PBS News
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with NPR's Jasmine Garsd. Note: Congress could help by passing the
bipartisan Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act of 2023
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CATCH-22 - Undocumented immigrants in Wisconsin, crucial to the dairy
industry, face a catch-22 as they are allowed to own and register
vehicles but risk fines, arrest, and/or deportation if caught driving
them, write Melissa Sanchez and Maryam Jameel of ProPublica
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"It's basically a human need issue," said Randy Roecker, a
third-generation dairy farmer. "They need to be able to drive to go get
groceries, the bank, the doctor, but yet they feel they can't because
they're afraid they're gonna get picked up all the time." 

LABOR CONCERNS - Will there be enough workers to make semiconductor
chips in the U.S. following the landmark CHIPS and Science Act? Ben
Werschkul of Yahoo Finance
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is the latest to raise the question. Efforts to recruit young workers
and provide training might not be enough, which could "offer new urgency
to Washington's immigration debate and controversial efforts to allow
more foreign workers into the U.S.," Werschkul writes. Speaking of labor
needs, Kip Eideberg of the Association of Equipment Manufacturers shared
his industry's need for immigration reforms with RFDTV
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on Monday, following his recent op-ed in The Hill
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Thanks for reading, 

Dan  

 

 

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