The Forum Daily | Thursday, September 14, 2023
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THE FORUM DAILY

A federal judge again has ruled Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals
(DACA) unlawful, as Miriam Jordan of The New York Times

reports.  

In his ruling, Judge Andrew S. Hanen made it clear that the federal
government is not required to take any action against current DACA
recipients, who number nearly 600,000. Along with protection from
deportation, DACA provides people who were brought into the U.S. as
children with work permits, and they are an essential part of the
American workforce. 

Those already in the program may continue to renew their status. But no
new applications may be processed - and the ruling brings us a step
closer to a potential end of DACA altogether. 

Since its creation in 2012, the program always has been temporary. And
Americans continue to support

Republicans and Democrats working together on a permanent solution not
just for DACA recipients but also for other young people brought to the
U.S. as children, together with border and farm workforce solutions.  

"With such broad support, Congress should come to the table now," said

Jennie Murray, our President and CEO. Leaders on the Council on National
Security and Immigration also have weighed in
,
and the Evangelical Immigration Table already has sent a letter

to members of Congress to urge action. 

"With the fate of DACA recipients and the millions of Americans who rely
on them more in jeopardy than ever, Congress has an opportunity - and
a responsibility - to act," wrote the Alliance for a New Immigration
Consensus , as Darryl Coote reports for United Press
International
.
"We need permanent legislation now."  

Welcome to the Thursday edition of The Forum Daily. I'm Dan Gordon,
the Forum's strategic communications VP, and the great Forum Daily
team also includes Jillian Clark, Ashling Lee, Clara Villatoro and Katie
Lutz. If you have a story to share from your own community, please send
it to me at [email protected]
. 

**HOUSING CHILDREN** - With an increase in unaccompanied children
arriving at the southern border, the U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services has reopened a facility where poor living conditions were
reported previously, reports Camilo Montoya-Galvez  CBS News
.
The facility, in Pecos, Texas, was reopened after other shelters began
facing bed shortages. 

**'FOREVER LABOR SHORTAGE'?** - Recent projections from the Bureau
of Labor Statistics show a bleak future for employers trying to fill
open positions, reports Andy Medici of The Business Journals
.
Low birth rates and an aging population contribute to the labor
shortages in the country (as we've noted
).
The solution economist Anirban Basu suggests is ... wait for it ...
"stepped-up legal immigration into the country to expand more rapidly
the size of the labor force." 

**THE WAIT** - Almost a dozen immigrant parents shared their stories
of separation from their children as they continue to build new lives
for their families in the United States, reports Jasmine Aguilera for El
Tímpano

(also available in Spanish
).
Many are putting their hopes in federal government programs to reunite
them with their loved ones. In the meantime, their lives revolve around
scheduling phone calls and video chats. 

**SEPARATIONS** - A father has reunited with his family in Los Angeles
17 days after being separated and detained at the Texas-Mexico border,
report Penelope Lopez, Cydney Tucker and Allie Weintraub for ABC News
.
Although mandated family separation has been discontinued, instances do
occur. "This report is troubling. We can both enforce our laws and treat
human beings with dignity," a DHS spokesperson said.  

Thanks for reading, 

Dan  

P.S. In The Guardian
,
Paulina Velasco writes about Flavors from Afar, an LA restaurant that
has been helping refugees and immigrants resettle using food, hard work
and community. 

 

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