The Forum Daily | Friday, October 13, 2023
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Texas is installing new razor-wire fencing along its border - with New
Mexico, reports John C. Moritz of the Corpus Christi Caller-Times
.

"Migrants are entering New Mexico illegally then crossing into Texas,"
Gov. Greg Abbott said on X, formerly Twitter. "We are stopping it."

Moritz notes that state lawmakers have directed about $10 billion to
Abbott's Operation Lone Star since its 2021 launch. That figure could
rise: The Texas Senate approved a bill yesterday that would consider
entering the U.S. without authorization a state offense and would give
the police and state troopers the power to arrest undocumented
immigrants, reports Philip Jankowski of The Dallas Morning News
.

The state Senate approved the bill twice before, but it didn't succeed
in the Texas House. This time, Abbott's endorsement could make a
difference, Jankowski notes.

Separately, the Biden administration plans to reopen a facility in
Carrizo Springs, Texas, to shelter unaccompanied migrant children in
federal custody, reports Camilo Montoya-Galvez of CBS News
.
This will be the second time in less than two months that the federal
government has opened a facility for unaccompanied minors.

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] . 

**SUPPLY CHAIN**

**-**Migration-related measures such as added inspections for trucks
at Texas ports of entry and the suspension of cargo trains in Mexico are
affecting the supply chain and commerce around the world, writes Jerry
Pacheco, president of The Border Industrial Association, in an op-ed for
KRWG Public Media
.
Commerce firms are dealing with shortages and late shipments. "This is
another example of the fact that our immigration system is broken, and
politicians are not playing a part in the solution," Pacheco writes.

**WINNERS ... OR NOT** - Diversity visas were cut off this year with
more than 4,000 applicants still being processed after winning the visa
lottery, reports Daniella

**Jiménez**

**of**

****Mother Jones

**.**

**Some**applicants received written word that they would be able to
immigrate to the U.S., only to be told later that all slots were full.
"The State Department needs to keep a better track on the number of
visas issued so that hopeful applicants are not strung along ...," said
immigration attorney

**Abadir Barre.**

**SUCCESS**- A new study

from the National Foundation for American Policy shows that refugees
improve their life conditions in their first decade in the U.S. Most
experience rapid earnings growth after investing in their English skills
and education, writes Stuart Anderson for Forbes
.
"Refugees succeed in America because they add value to the U.S. economy
and benefit Americans," said Mark Regets, author of the study.

**HARSH CONDITIONS**

****- Food insecurity, crop damage and heavy debts are leading many in
Guatemalan Mayan communities to try to migrate, reports a team at
Reuters
.
(Don't miss the visuals.) The past decade, Central American countries
in the so-called Dry Corridor have experienced longer droughts as well
as hurricanes, causing widespread crop damage. Some local organizations
are providing training on alternative agricultural production and
commerce among indigenous groups to offer an option to thrive, AFP

reports.

**SOLUTIONS STILL NEEDED**- Mujtaba Karimi's work and dreams were
dashed when Afghanistan fell to the Taliban in 2021. Now he writes
compellingly in the Omaha World-Herald

about how his new community welcomed him - but also of his ongoing
uncertainty without the Afghan Adjustment Act
.
And in a recent op-ed in Ms.
,
policy expert Mary Giovagnoli argues for women's need for the bill.

In local welcome:

* A dental hygienist writes that Iowa's experience helping resettled
Afghans get much-needed dental care not only helped welcome the
newcomers but has broader lessons for community health. (Mary Kelly, Des
Moines Register
)

* Ahmad Khalid Siddiqi, a former interpreter for U.S. troops, tells the
stirring story of his final days in Kabul and his journey to the U.S.
with the support of an American colleague. (Paul Kix, Deseret News
)

Thanks for reading, 

Dan  

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