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New Hampshire voters are concerned that Donald Trump "is too extreme to
compete in the November general election" even though he came out on top
in the Republican primary yesterday, report Josh Boak and Linley Sanders
of the Associated Press
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Of course, immigration has been one of Trump's key issues in the
campaign. In an analysis for Forbes
,
Andy J. Semotiuk explores the difficulties Trump would face in carrying
out one of his (extreme) promises, the mass deportation of undocumented
immigrants. In short, the U.S. Constitution and the rule of law stand in
the way, he writes.  

As more voters rank immigration as their top concern - Rafael Bernal
of The Hill

has that story - Kirk Semple and Jonah M. Kessel of The New York Times

offer a unique opinion video of how the immigration debate has moved
from the bipartisan consensus-finding of the 1980s to the current
polarization. They note that Americans still want solutions not just for
the border but for legal immigration processes, as the Forum also

has found

consistently
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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 Isabella Miller, Jillian Clark and Clara Villatoro.
If you have a story to share from your own community, please send it to
me at [email protected]
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PLEA - Nine Democratic governors sent a letter to President Biden and
congressional leaders seeking cooperation to address border and
immigration challenges, reports Chris Lisinski of Statehouse News
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"America needs a federal solution that supports our economy, immigrants
and fixes our immigration system," the governors wrote
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Meanwhile, frustration over the negotiations was on the menu at
Republican senators' lunch yesterday, Jordain Carney and Ursula Perano
report in Politico.

Alexander Bolton of The Hill

has more on Republican senators' concerns. 

**TEXAS BATTLE**- After the Supreme Court's ruling allowing federal
border officials to cut razor wire and reach migrants along the Rio
Grande in Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott and state Attorney General Ken Paxton
said that their battle will continue, reports John C. Moritz of USA
Today
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Yesterday the Texas Military Department posted pictures on X
of Texas
National Guard soldiers adding more razor wire along the river in Eagle
Pass.  

FAMILY - Some Haitian immigrants are experiencing the collateral
effects of migration including emotional struggles and family
disruptions, reports Verlande Cadet of Global Press Journal
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Youdeline Garçon, who arrived in the U.S. under the Biden
administration's humanitarian parole program for Haitians, has
experienced childbirth and other life challenges without her husband,
whose application wasn't successful. Nathasha Charles stayed in Haiti
with her son when her husband came to the U.S. "Many Haitians would not
have considered leaving their country and their families if the
socioeconomic conditions were different," she said. 

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**LET'S HELP EACH OTHER**' - As advocacy to streamline migrant
work permits continues, longtime immigrant workers are helping newcomers
adapt, reports Karen Yi of Gothamist
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As new day laborers stand in common gathering spots waiting for work,
immigrants such as Silvano Bautista step in to offer advice on how to
get fair pay. Lucia Goyen, day laborers program director at Catholic
Charities of New York, says of older workers' relationship with
newcomers, "They came to more of a mutual understanding of, 'we know,
we've been there, so let's help each other out for the good of
everybody.'" 

Thanks for reading, 

Dan 

 P.S. The opening of a new Turkish restaurant in Hartford, Connecticut,
gave the city's mayor an opportunity to celebrate his "city of
immigrants," as Stephen Underwood of the Hartford Courant

notes. "Over so many generations, whether they were Irish, Italian,
Uzbek, or West Indian, everybody has brought their own literal flavor to
the city," said Mayor Arunan Arulampalam. 

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