The Forum Daily | Wednesday, October 25. 2023
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The immigrant population is growing in states far from the southern
border, reports Joel Rose of NPR
.  

In North Dakota, for example, the percentage of residents born outside
the U.S. grew significantly between 2021 and 2022, according to a
Brookings Institute analysis of Census Bureau statistics.  

Foreign-born workers in the state are filling jobs that would otherwise
remain empty. Around the country, labor shortages are especially stark
in many rural locations where fewer people want to relocate and
unemployment is low.  

Experts agree that increased legal immigration could be a solution to
labor challenges in the long run, as Steve Kaelble writes in Area
Development
,
a magazine about corporate site selection and relocation. The H-1B visa
process has helped but falls short, he writes - and in competing for
foreign-born talent, the U.S. may be falling behind countries such as
Canada. 

That has implications as the U.S. looks to expand semiconductor
production, as Adriana Belmonte reports in Yahoo Finance
.
The Semiconductor Industry Association and Oxford Economics found
recently that more than 15,000 new jobs expected in the sector by 2030
could go unfilled. 

"It's incredibly, incredibly hard to imagine that we're going to be
able to build the semiconductor industry in the future if we don't
reform our immigration law," said Todd Schulte, president of FWD.us.  

In an interview with Mark Licea for CNBC
,
New York University Professor Emeritus of Economics and International
Business Nouriel Roubini says evidence contradicts fears that more
immigration could lead to job or income losses. "We have a shortage now
of labor because of the aging of populations," he said. 

Welcome to Wednesday'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, Clara Villatoro and Katie Lutz. If you
have a story to share from your own community, please send it to me at
[email protected] . 

**CHARTER FLIGHTS** - Since the beginning of August, an estimated 268
charters have flown migrants from Haiti to Nicaragua en route to the
U.S., reports Megan Janetsky of the Associated Press
.
Experts say Nicaragua may be moving to gain leverage for concessions
from the U.S. government on sanctions. 

**LAWSUIT** - Texas is suing the federal government, claiming that the
Border Patrol destroyed state property when cutting through concertina
wire, reports Uriel J. García of The Texas Tribune
.
In the words of a DHS spokesman, "Generally speaking, Border Patrol
agents have a responsibility under federal law to take those who have
crossed onto U.S. soil without authorization into custody for
processing, as well as to act when there are conditions that put our
workforce or migrants at risk." 

**PROTECTION**- A sense of belonging is important for displaced people
building a new life, Natalia Pidgorodetska writes in the Courier Journal
.
She shares her own experience coming to the U.S. with her family in the
1980s as Ukrainian religious refugees. "I believe belonging is the
solution to our divided nation. And it starts with a willingness to
reach out to those who need us," as many Americans are doing for new
Ukrainian arrivals, she writes. "But Congress has fallen short by
failing to give these [new] refugees long-term protections." 

**ASSISTANCE** - Many nonprofits in New York City are helping migrants
navigate their new surroundings - and dodge misinformation, reports
April Santana of The Journal News
.
Niurka Meléndez, founder of Venezuelans and Immigrants Aid (VIA), says
traffickers and guides often misinform migrants about the asylum
process. "It's very different to escape your country and be a forced
migrant than to come here in search of a dream," Meléndez said. 

Thanks for reading, 

Dan 

 

 

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