The Forum Daily | Tuesday, November 07, 2023
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A new pilot program will start this week in Chicago to assist newly
arrived migrants in applying for work permits, reports Lynn Sweet of the
Chicago Sun-Times
.
The program comes from the combined efforts of the White House as well
as local and state officials in the city.  

According to a statement made by White House spokesperson, Angelo
Fernández Hernández the program is meant to be "a one-stop-shop work
authorization clinic to help get eligible noncitizens work
authorizations and jobs - and decompress the shelter system." 

"[The program] is an important part of the overall strategy to create a
faster pathway for asylum-seekers to work and achieve independence,"
said Rachel Otwell, a spokesperson for the Illinois Department of Human
Services. 

A similar pilot program is expected to start soon in Boston.
Massachusetts shelters are reaching maximum capacity, and more funding
is expected to be discussed in the state House today, reports Kelly
Sullivan for Boston 25 News
. 

Officials and advocates of states where migrant arrivals have increased
have urged the federal government for waivers and shorter processes for
asylum seekers' work permits. 

Maine has been active in this petition, the Bangor Daily News

editorial board writes. Republican and Democrat representatives of Maine
have introduced bills - both in the House and the Senate- to offer
solutions about the permits. This includes the Asylum Seeker Work
Authorization Act
,
a bipartisan bill. 

"At a time when Maine faces an ongoing shortage of workers, asylum
seekers, many of whom have skills and work experience, could help fill
gaps in the state's workforce," the board writes. "[T]hose seeking
asylum are here legally and living in our communities now. Allowing them
to work more quickly would help them and the Maine communities hosting
them." 

Welcome to Tuesday's edition of The Forum Daily. I'm Clara
Villatoro, the Forum's strategic communications senior manager, and
the great Forum Daily team also includes Jillian Clark, Katie Lutz and
Dan Gordon. If you have a story to share from your own community, please
send it to me at [email protected]
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**CONDITIONS** - Senate Republicans introduced a border proposal that
would condition President Biden's $106 billion request for
supplemental aid for Israel and Ukraine, reports David Sivak of the
Washington Examiner
.
The proposal would limit migrants' ability to request asylum, it would
demand the president restart border wall construction and it would
create a statutory authority similar to Title 42, among other policy
changes, Sivak notes.  

**RELOCATION** - Afghan nationals under the process of relocation to
America received letters from the United States embassy and their names
were shared with authorities in Pakistan to prevent their deportation,
reports Iftikhar A. Khan
for Dawn
.
Pakistan announced it would start deporting unauthorized people after
November 1, including hundreds of thousands of Afghans waiting to be
resettled in the U.S. Despite the letters issued by the U.S. embassy
there is no clear agreement about the deportations, Khan notes. 

**WARNING** - The Biden administration is warning those involved in
chartering jets to help migrants from Cuba, Haiti, and other countries
get to the U.S. that they could be faced with legal repercussions,
report Jacqueline Charles and Syra Ortiz Blanes of the Miami Herald
.
Brian Nichols, assistant secretary of state for the Western Hemisphere,
said that the administration "is exploring the full range of possible
consequences for those facilitating this means of irregular
migration." 

**EDUCATION ACCESS** - Refugees and asylum seekers need better
guidance to get a higher education in the U.S., writes Professors Kerri
Evans, Ishara Casellas Connors and Lisa Unangst as they discuss
the findings of their study

in The Conversation
.
There are three main barriers for refugees and other immigrants to
achieve education. First, getting their previous degrees recognized in
the U.S. Then, the lack of information to navigate the education system
and, finally, the high price of education, the professors note. 

 Thanks for reading,  

 Clara 

 

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