The Forum Daily | Tuesday January 30, 2024
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THE FORUM DAILY

  

As the Senate gets ready to move ahead with controversial legislation
in response to chronic border challenges, the future of any such bill
in the Republican-controlled House is anything but clear, reports
Alexander Bolton of The Hill
.
 

"[Senate Republican Leader Mitch] McConnell and his top deputy, Senate
GOP Whip John Thune (S.D.), argue that Democrats have made major
concessions on reforming asylum law, and this is a unique opportunity to
toughen the nation's immigration laws ... " Bolton writes. But the
political winds are strong - around a bill for which the language
remains under wraps.  

Separately, in Texas, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick (R) said Monday that the
state will continue installing razor wire at the border despite the U.S.
Supreme Court's ruling that the Biden administration can remove it,
reports Sareen Habeshian of Axios
.
Arelis R. Hernández of The Washington Post

offers some context on how Eagle Pass, Texas, ended up in the middle of
this debate and how the circumstances are affecting the border town. 

Yesterday, Jennie weighed in

with some frank talk about these challenges and the kinds of solutions
we need. "Republican and Democratic voters alike want us to remain a
refuge for the persecuted
 and want
broader border and immigration solutions
,"
she concluded. "Our elected officials have an opportunity to create
policies that unite us, rather than further feed the forces that
polarize us." 

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 Isabella Miller, Clara Villatoro and Alexandra Villarreal.
If you have a story to share from your own community, please send it to
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.  

BACKLOGS - The U.S. is grappling with a record backlog of more than 3
million immigration cases, with Florida accounting for more than
481,000, reports Juan Carlos Chavez of the Tampa Bay Times