The Forum Daily | Monday, February 5, 2024
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THE FORUM DAILY

 

After months of negotiations, yesterday senators released their
bipartisan border and immigration bill yesterday, as Camilo
Montoya-Galvez reports for CBS News
. 

A week ago, Jennie talked about what real solutions could look like
.
The Senate bill takes some steps in that direction, while leaving a lot
out. Some of the good: progress toward addressing our Afghan allies'
need for certainty and a solution for "documented Dreamers
." 

On asylum reforms, the bill is mixed. It addresses some important policy
changes to asylum adjudication and would provide more resources;
however, it also would give the executive branch the ability to restrict
access to the asylum system during spikes in unauthorized border
crossings. 

And the not-so-good: Solutions for Dreamers, people with Temporary
Protected Status, and the farm workforce are missing. 

"No matter what happens with this bill, it cannot be the end of
Republicans' and Democrats' courageous work together," Jennie said
last night
.
"Americans need, and want
,
more." 

Speaking of not so good, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) wrote
that the bill "will be dead on arrival" should it reach the House,
Siobhan Hughes and Michelle Hackman of The Wall Street Journal

report. 

Meanwhile, a growing group of Christian women are turning to the Gospel
as they open their hearts regarding migrants, Lauren Villagran reports
in USA Today
.  

"The Bible doesn't have anything to say about U.S. immigration policy,
but it does have a lot to say about the immigrant and the refugee," said
Bri Stensrud, Director of Women of Welcome
. She tells her peers, "Your compassion
isn't political. It's meant to be prophetic."  

Don't miss the closing quote from Carla Cochrane, who visited the
U.S.-Mexico border after feeling a spiritual calling. 

Welcome to Monday'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, Clara Villatoro and Ally
Villarreal. If you have a story to share from your own community, please
send it to me at [email protected]
. 

**SAVING THE ECONOMY** - Nebraska's economic growth is hindered by a
tight labor market, low population growth and a skilled worker shortage,
reports Henry J. Cordes of the Omaha World-Herald
.
In a state Chamber of Commerce study, expanding legal immigration is
among a handful of recommendations to make Nebraska more competitive and
welcoming. And in The New York Times
,
Amanda Taub and Lauren Leatherby offer a global perspective on how
population decreases contribute to divisive politics. Immigration "has
allowed a few wealthy countries to cushion the blow of demographic
change," they note. 

**FEUD** - In a border press conference with visiting Republican
governors, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) defended his border tactics and
again described migrants as mounting an "invasion," report Pooja
Salhotra and Madaleine Rubin of the The Texas Tribune
.
About half of the 25 governors who released a joint statement last month
praising Abbott's tactics and feud with the federal government were
present.  

**DEPORTATIONS** - The United States has resumed deporting some
Mexican migrants by flying them deep into Mexico, reports Hamed Aleaziz
of The New York Times
.
After two years of focusing on deportations for Mexicans over land, an
increase in crossings has spurred the change, he writes. Mexican
officials say the flights will continue on a regular basis.   

**'BRAIN DRAIN'** - More than 150 universities and colleges are
supporting efforts to save Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)
through an appeals court amicus brief, reports Rae Ann Varona of Law360
. DACA recipients contribute
roughly $9.4 billion in taxes, the signatories note. "Denying DACA
recipients removal protection and work authorization would open the
spigot for 'brain drain' - instead of contributing to the U.S.
economy, these graduates may well end up taking their skilled labor
elsewhere," they write. 

Thanks for reading,  

Dan 

**P.S.** On a happier note, Su Casa Family Ministries in Memphis,
Tennessee, is helping immigrants learn English and navigate their new
lives, Corie Ventura of WREG

reports. 

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