The Forum Daily | Friday, December 08, 2023
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THE FORUM DAILY

In many communities around the country, local officials still see
immigration as an important lifeline to rejuvenation, reports Tim Craig
of The Washington Post
.  

That's the case in many Midwestern and Rust Belt communities in
particular. Cities experiencing population loss, such as Detroit;
Dayton, Ohio; and Erie, Pennsylvania, have worked to make sure city
services can meet the needs of newcomers.  

"We are not here to reject any immigration," Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey
said. "As a matter of fact, we want to make this the most safe,
welcoming, thriving place in America, and you can't do that without
immigration."  

Separately, as world leaders discuss climate challenges at this year's
COP28 in Dubai, the Othering and Belonging Institute's Global Justice
Program at the University of California, Berkeley, released an
interactive database

to explore climate-induced displacement, Ivan Natividad writes at
Futurity.org
. 

One focus: the "right to stay in place amidst the climate crisis," in
addition to a right for people to safely resettle elsewhere when
displaced by climate change. 

For more on climate-related migration, take a look at our newly posted
paper, Environmental Migration: Finding Solutions for the 21st Century
.  

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 Jillian Clark, Isabella Miller and Katie Lutz. If you have
a story to share from your own community, please send it to me at
[email protected] . 

**PRE-EMPTIVE** - District Judge Dana Sabraw is set to prohibit the
separation of families at the border for eight years, reports Elliot
Spagat of the Associated Press
.
This decision would block any resumption of the Trump-era policy during
that period. Meanwhile, there's further word that President Biden is
open to new asylum restrictions as part of a compromise for aid for
Ukraine and Israel, Ted Hesson reports for Reuters
. 

**BORDER** - Aline Simerman of the El Paso Times

tells the story of Diego Suy Guarchaj, who initially was reported to
have died after the March fire at a detention center in Juárez, Mexico.
Diego had survived, but with lingering wounds both physical and
psychological. "Sometimes I have a sad feeling. They were my friends,"
he says of fellow migrants who perished in the fire. "We had dreams,
goals, and a future, and now what can I do?" The fire was part of the
deadliest year along the border near El Paso, with about 220 recorded
deaths. 

**RETURN** - Since Pakistan began deporting displaced Afghans, around
350,000 have returned or been returned to Afghanistan, reports Anwar
Iqbal for Dawn
.
The UN World Food Program, currently stationed at two border crossings
between Pakistan and Afghanistan to help returnees, is seeking more than
$26 million to help them. U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Julieta
Valls Noyes has been in Pakistan this week to discuss the potential U.S.
resettlement of some Afghan refugees. 

Recently in local welcome: 

* After fleeing to the United States, Afghan doctor Said Pasoon is
continuing his medical career. He's about to graduate from nursing
school in Georgia. (Ken Scar, Gwinnett Daily Post
) 

* An immigrant himself, Fab Glass and Mirror co-founder Ahmed Mady has
hired 18 refugee employees through Ohio nonprofit Community Refugee &
Immigration Services. (Jennifer Conrad, Inc.
) 

* For Human Rights First
,
Fatima Safi describes her "heartening experience" of witnessing
collaboration at a USCIS event to support hundreds of resettled
Afghans. 

**TOGETHER** - Marissa Flores Madden shares her experience of fatigue
and hope while working for newcomers in a National Catholic Reporter

op-ed co-authored by Bernadette Madden. Contemplating the complexities
of a broken system on top of the human impact and guidance Scripture
offers, Madden ends on a hopeful note: "Yes, our country is in need of
self-examination. Still, there are signs of restoration all around us,
and I have to believe that together we can heal. Together we can do
better."  

Thanks for reading,  

 

Dan 

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