The Forum Daily | Thursday, February 8, 2024
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THE FORUM DAILY

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Yesterday, bipartisan border and immigration legislation failed to move
forward, Ursula Perano of Politico

reports. The vote followed four months' worth of effort by bipartisan
senators to find common ground. 

"The surprising part is that productive bipartisanship seems to be
alive, even on an issue as divisive as immigration," David Leonhardt of
The New York Times

writes, noting that the proposal had the endorsement of a wide range of
experts and groups.  

The challenges remain. The White House is looking at alternative ways
to stem the high numbers of encounters at the border, report Julia
Ainsley and Monica Alba of NBC News
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But in the words of a White House spokesperson, "No regulatory actions
would accomplish what the bipartisan national security agreement would
have done for border security and the immigration system [writ] large."
 

Andrew Tisch, Co-Chairman of the Board and Chairman of the Executive
Committee of Loews Corporation, writes compellingly in Forbes

about the need for solid reforms to solve "twin crises."  

With a declining birth rate and many employers across the country
starved for workers, we need reforms that both stop unauthorized
migration and encourage more legal immigration, he writes: "What's
missing in today's immigration debate is a sensible, humane, and smart
way to transmute the supply of people who want to come into the United
States into a flow of workers who meet the demands of citizenship in the
American economy."  

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

**WORK VISAS** - To help reduce pressure at the border, DW Gibson of
Ideaspace points to worker visa programs in his op-ed in the Los Angeles
Times
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He points out that while many come to our country seeking economic
opportunities, not many legal migration options exist. Gibson highlights
the Essential Workers for Economic Advancement Act from Reps. Lloyd
Smucker (R-Pennsylvania) and Henry Cuellar (D-Texas). "By creating more
guest worker programs we would not only thin the crowds at the border,
but also help the country meet some glaring economic needs," Gibson
writes. 

**ADVERSE EFFECTS** - As the effects of Florida's 2023 immigration
law sink in, many are seeing their communities disrupted, Grey Moran
reports for Civil Eats
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The law , in effect
since July, has driven many undocumented workers out of the state -
particularly farmworkers. Now, the Florida Legislature is considering
measures that would loosen the state's child labor laws, reports
Brendan Farrington of the Associated Press
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**EAGLE PASS** - An overwhelming amount of attention has been tiring
for Eagle Pass, Texas, residents, whose perspectives Ted Hesson shares
for Reuters
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The recent restrictions in Shelby Park have had a particularly strong
impact on city life. Margie Montoya, interim executive director of the
Eagle Pass Chamber of Commerce, notes that plans for some major
festivals and events in the park will need revising and that two bridge
closures last year harmed local businesses.  

**LIFE-SAVING SOLUTIONS** - New York's health care sector is facing a
staffing crisis, Simone Smith, vice president of HR and volunteers at
Cabrini of Westchester, writes in a Lohud

op-ed. This shortage has affected various services, including hospitals
and home care, but newly arrived immigrants could help - and
Cabrini is launching a Certified Nursing Assistant apprenticeship
program for immigrants. 

Thanks for reading,  

Dan 

 

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