The Forum Daily | Friday, September 29, 2023
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THE FORUM DAILY

The clock is ticking on a potential government shutdown that would start
Sunday, with immigration getting drawn into the conversation. 

Stephanie Whiteside of NewsNation

offers a walkthrough on the various aspects of the immigration system
that could experience detrimental effects. Essential functions and
services will continue, though some workers would stop receiving
paychecks. Work-related immigration applications and cases at
immigration courts would be affected.  

At the border, a surveillance drone program would halt and 150 new
Border Patrol agents would have October start dates postponed, per
Sandra Sanchez of Border Report
. 

Our take: Don't shut down the government over immigration policy
differences. Republicans and Democrats should agree to keep the federal
government funded, then work together on border security and immigration
solutions - as Americans overwhelmingly support
.
Such solutions must prioritize not only security and order but also
compassion, human dignity and family unity. 

Special thanks to Ashling Lee on her last day today. Her work has been
stellar on any scale, never mind that she just started her sophomore
year of college. And welcome to Friday's edition of The Forum Daily.
I'm Dan Gordon, the Forum's strategic communications VP, and the
great Forum Daily team also includes Clara Villatoro, Jillian Clark and
Katie Lutz. If you have a story to share from your own community, please
send it to me at [email protected]
.  

**LACK OF AID** - The need for more funds to address historically high
migration is only increasing, and UN officials and advocates say nations
aren't meeting it, reports Megan Janetsky of the Associated Press
.
Ugochi Daniels, deputy director of operations for the International
Organization for Migration, says that while no single country can solve
the challenge, countries with capacity to help are falling short.
"I've heard some people talking about migration control, closing
borders, and we know that it doesn't work," she said. " ...You can't
control migration; you can manage it."  

**RISK** - Sexual and other criminal violence targeting migrants have
increased in Mexican border towns Reynosa and Matamoros, a Reuters

team reports. Advocates say the risk is one factor pushing migrants to
cross the border without waiting to secure an appointment on the CBP One
app. "The inhumane way smugglers abuse, extort, and perpetrate violence
against migrants for profit is criminal and morally reprehensible," said
DHS spokesperson Luis Miranda. Meanwhile, large groups of migrants have
crossed the Rio Grande "undeterred by coils of razor wire laid along the
banks," Brian Snyder and Daniel Becerril report elsewhere in Reuters
.
(Don't miss the video.) 

**PROTECT OUR ALLIES** - Bipartisan San Diego leaders are urging
Congress to pass the Afghan Adjustment Act
,
reports Shannon Handy of CBS8
.
"When we fail to deliver on our worldly promises, we fail not only these
refugees, but every citizen of the United States," said San Diego County
Supervisor Joel Anderson. 

In local welcome of Afghans and others: 

* Resettled Afghans in Missouri are finding cultural spaces through
initiatives launched by the International Institute of St. Louis,
including the Afghan Community Center and a monthly newspaper.
(Gabrielle Hays, PBS NewsHour
)  

* With the help of a sponsorship program, a Ukrainian family is
reuniting in Minnesota after a year apart. (Cathy Wurzer and Alanna
Elder, Minnesota Now
)  

* State Department data show that Utah has welcomed more than 8,500
refugees since 2012, ranking it No. 11 per capita among the states.
(Sydnee Gonzalez, KSL.com
)
 

**LIFELINES** - A new report from the PHI advocacy group concludes
that to tackle workforce shortages and support immigrants working in
direct care, we need better immigration-specific federal policy, reports
Kathleen Steele Gaivin of McKnight's Senior Living. The need is real:
a previous PHI report suggests that "the residential care aide workforce
will have almost 1.2 million job openings from 2021 to 2031." 

Thanks for reading, 
Dan 

P.S. Last but absolutely not least: Don't miss Catherine Rampell's
call to our conscience in The Washington Post

this morning.  

 
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