The Forum Daily | Monday, September 18, 2023
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Families were temporarily separated while in Border Patrol custody this
past summer, Camilo Montoya-Galvez of CBS News

reports. The information comes from a report by Dr. Paul Wise, a
pediatrician monitoring the conditions of migrant children in U.S.
government custody.  

Wise found that while being held in temporary custody, children as young
as 8 (and possibly younger) were separated from their families due to
overcrowding. "Separating a child from a parent can be profoundly
traumatic for children and can have lasting, harmful effects," Wise
wrote in the report, filed Friday with the U.S. District Court of
Central California.  

A Customs and Border Protection spokesperson said the agency "is
committed to family unity: our policies prioritize the safety and
wellbeing of children and ensure that families are released out of CBP
custody together." The agency is reviewing the report - as well it
should.  

Meanwhile, today marks the start of National Migration Week

for the Catholic Church in the United States. The Archdiocese of Chicago

is among those hosting events. Last week, Catholic advocates visited
Capitol Hill to appeal for funding for migrant services in future
appropriations bills, reports Kate Scanlon of OSV News
.
A letter delivered during the event was signed by 9,000 Catholics in all
50 states.  

Later this week, Pope Francis is scheduled to visit Marseille, France,
and focus on compassion for migrants, report Gildas Le Roux, Claire
Gallen and Stephane Orjollet of AFP
. 

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 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]
. 

**NEW CITIZENS** - Happy Citizenship Day a day late! On Friday,
Yellowstone National Park was the site of a ceremony welcoming 40 new
U.S. citizens from 25 different countries, writes Jolee Sallee of KBZK
.
Events will continue throughout this week: USCIS announced

that more than 130 naturalization ceremonies this week will welcome
6,900 new citizens. In Ohio, 100-plus new citizens will be sworn in
tomorrow as part of Miami University's eighth annual Citizenship and
Democracy Week, the Journal-News

reports.  

**WELCOME WEEK** - Leading up to Citizenship Day, communities around
the U.S. celebrated Welcoming Week. Zach Boyden-Holmes of the Des Moines
Register

tells the local story in photos. In Missoula, Montana, refugees shared
their stories of finding new paths in the U.S., David Erickson of the
Missoulian

reports this morning. And in a well-timed piece, Keith Shortall and
Jonathan P. Smith of Maine Public Radio

highlight how organizations are working to provide appropriate books to
immigrant children and their families.  

**MIGRATION CONTINUES** - Border Patrol arrests at the U.S.-Mexico
border increased to 182,000 in August. Michelle Hackman and Tarini Parti
of The Wall Street Journal

analyze the increase despite some new legal pathways and increasing
penalties for many who do not take said pathways. Meanwhile, Mexico is
experiencing more asylum applications than ever before; the country's
refugee agency estimates that it could field 150,000 applications by
year's end, reports Edgar H. Clemente of the Associated Press.

 

**POSITIVE FORCE** - A study from Illinois State University - up the
street from where I grew up - measures the economic impact immigrants
have on surrounding McLean County, reports Ryan Denham of WGLT
.
Researchers found that immigrants make up about 7% of the county's
population and pay about $75 million in taxes each year. "We appreciate
the economic contributions of our immigrant population, and we
appreciate the human contributions and each person for their own dignity
and individuality, regardless of their economic contribution," said
Charlotte Alvarez, Executive Director of the Immigration Project. 

Thanks for reading, 

Dan 

 

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