The Forum Daily | Monday August 28, 2023
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THE FORUM DAILY

If you want a good window into the long-term uncertainty for resettled
Afghans, look - or listen - no further than Lauren DeLaunay
Miller's piece on NPR's Weekend Edition
<[link removed]"It's hard to live a life temporarily, and now I
have no control over my life," she said. "It's other people in high
positions deciding for my life." 

In an op-ed for The Hill
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among 75% of white evangelical voters, according to our poll
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Forum's strategic communications VP, and the great Forum Daily team
also includes Clara Villatoro, Ashling Lee and Jillian Clark. If you
have a story to share from your own community, please send it to me at
[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>. 

'ECONOMIC EMERGENCY' - Business leaders across the country
continue to push for immigration reforms to address labor shortages,
Caitlin Sievers of the Arizona Mirror
<[link removed]"It's an economic emergency," said Donnie Gibson of the
Southern Nevada Home Builders Association. "That's a great argument
for employing a motivated immigrant population." Separately, Rick Karlin
of the Times Union
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immigrants can find work and start businesses - and how expedited
work permits would help. 

PAROLE PROGRAM - On Friday, U.S. District Judge Drew Tipton
questioned whether living in poverty would be enough to qualify for the
Biden administration's parole program for a limited number of Cubans,
Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans, reports Juan A. Lozano of the
Associated Press
<[link removed]"oppressive regimes, escalating violence and
worsening political conditions that have endangered their
lives." Separately, Britain Eakin of Law360
<[link removed]'s potential significant ramifications, including
more border crossings and an economic impact.  

SPACEX SUED - The Justice Department filed a lawsuit on Thursday
accusing SpaceX of violating the Immigration and Nationality Act by
discouraging refugees and asylum recipients from applying for job
openings, reports Ayana Archie of NPR
<[link removed]' animus seemed directed more at Mexican drug cartels than
at immigrants. "Despite the phony numbers bandied about and the
boneheaded, immoral plans for invading our neighbor, the immigration
talk during this debate lacked the vitriol that characterized the Trump
campaign in 2016," Chavez writes.

Thanks for reading,

Dan 

P.S. If you are in D.C., don't miss Rola Zaarour's comedy show at
the Kennedy Center. A former refugee, Zaarour uses humor to address
challenging topics including war, relationships and mental health,
Héctor Alejandro Arzate of WAMU
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