As the world changes, so do the reasons people must flee their homelands. The United States’ decades-old asylum system is not prepared for such changes, reports Miriam Jordan of The New York Times.

The Miskito, an Indigenous group from Honduras, is one example. They are fleeing the effects of extreme weather — but weather and climate are not on the list as grounds for asylum.

"Our asylum law was crafted when climate change wasn’t even being contemplated, and we are now very aware this is going to be one of the biggest issues of the century," said Ann Garcia, a lawyer at the National Immigration Project.

Jocelyn Perry and Yael Schacher of Refugees International wrote recently in Just Security about a newly proposed bill that would address climate migration — and say it deserves bipartisan support.

Stay tuned for a forthcoming Forum paper on this topic.

Meanwhile, tightening asylum laws is at the top of the list for senators looking to make a bipartisan deal together with additional aid for Ukraine, Michelle Hackman and Lindsay Wise report in The Wall Street Journal.

Although there appears to be some openness to a compromise on asylum laws, parole programs are a sticking point, Burgess Everett of Politico reports.

The Forum Daily team hopes you had a thankful and restful weekend. We’re thankful for each of you! And if you appreciate this resource, on this Giving Tuesday please consider donating to support this newsletter — and our work to advance constructive immigration solutions. Thank you!

Welcome to Tuesday’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, Isabella Miller and Marcela Aguirre. If you have a story to share from your own community, please send it to me at [email protected].

LIMITED RESOURCES — A Texas border crossing is closed to vehicles and an Arizona crossing has limited traffic in an effort to redirect resources towards unauthorized crossings, the Associated Press reports. "As we respond with additional resources and apply consequences for unlawful entry, the migration trends shift as well," Customs and Border Protection said in a statement.

STATES’ CHALLENGES — Cold weather is adding complexity to cities’ and states’ challenges to shelter an increasing number of migrants, report Shia Kapos, Lisa Kashinsky and Katelyn Cordero of Politico. As some states step in to help their cities, governors and other officials continue to call for more federal support. In Colorado, many migrants have nowhere to turn after they reach stay limits at shelters, reports Kristian Lopez of Denver7.

FEAR IN FLORIDA — Florida’s SB 1718 law, which took effect in July, has posed many challenges for undocumented immigrants who have remained in the state, Christopher Vargas of WLRN reports. He shares the story of Lucho, one undocumented immigrant whom the law has affected. He and his family now "live in fear of a run-in with authorities or a late-night knock on the door," Vargas writes.

OPINION ROUNDUP — Don’t miss three powerful takes on the need for secure and compassionate immigration reforms:

• Our national security suffers when immigration policies from the executive branch bounce around the judicial system, C. Stewart Verdery Jr. writes in the Washington Examiner. The solution? "[F]or Congress to enshrine immigration policies into law."
• "[L]et’s focus on what can unite us," Carl Ruby, Ph.D., senior pastor at Central Christian Church, urges in the Ohio Capital Journal.
• Our colleague Arturo Castellanos Canales writes compellingly in Mexico Today of the effects of Texas’ border policies on U.S.-Mexico relations.

Thanks for reading,

Dan

P.S. From Catherine E. Shoichet and Thomas Lake at CNN, read how a chance encounter at the southern border forever changed the lives of an American family and a Mexican migrant.