The Forum Daily | Friday, February 16, 2024
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THE FORUM DAILY

 

A new report
 indicates that
the Biden administration has struggled to fully vet and monitor
households where unaccompanied migrant children have been placed,
reports Amanda Seitz of the Associated Press
.
 

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is required to screen
those who offer to take in unaccompanied children who arrive in the
country.  

However, Haley Lubeck, an analyst for the HHS Office of Inspector
General, which conducted the review, shared that they "found that
children's case files and sponsor records were not always updated with
important documentation and information."  

HHS spokesman Jeff Nesbit said that the agency has already improved some
of the records management and documentation issues highlighted in the
report.   

"Protecting children must remain paramount," said Jennie in a statement

yesterday. "HHS and the Biden administration more broadly must take
these findings seriously and do everything in their power to ensure that
children are safe." 

Separately, a new survey

by the Pew Research Center shows how Americans view the situation at the
U.S-Mexico border. Russell Contreras of Axios

summarizes the insights: 80% of Americans do not approve of the job done
by the federal government on immigration. The positive side? A majority
agreed that "creating more opportunities for people to immigrate to the
U.S. legally would make the situation better." 

We will be off for Presidents Day - look for your next Forum Daily on
Wednesday. Welcome to Friday's edition of The Forum Daily. I'm Clara
Villatoro, the Forum's senior strategic communications manager, and
the great Forum Daily team also includes Jillian Clark, Isabella Miller
and Dan Gordon. If you have a story to share from your own community,
please send it to me at [email protected].
 

**TIME IS SHORT** - After border and immigration provisions were
dropped from a supplemental spending bill last week, concerns
remain again for the future of 80,000 Afghan refugees resettled in the
U.S., writes Patricia Lopez for Bloomberg
.
"American credibility is at issue here," Lopez writes. "Betraying the
trust of Afghans who risked so much for U.S. efforts would send the
world a terrible message. Our allies deserve better." 

This week in local welcome: 

* In Ohio, the new Welcome Center for Immigrants and Refugees in
Cuyahoga County provides a supportive environment for community growth
and integration. (John Kosich, News 5 Cleveland
) 

* Chicago has launched a new volunteer program for neighbors to support
migrants. (Madison Savedra, Block Club Chicago
) 

* In Provo, Utah, Brigham Young University students had the chance to
learn from author Homeira Qaderi who shared her story of escaping
Afghanistan with her young son. (Addison Graham, Deseret News
) 

**ECONOMIC BENEFIT** - A Department of Health and Human Services
report shows that refugees and asylum seekers had "a positive net fiscal
outcome of $123.8 billion from 2005 to 2019", reports Ellen M. Gilmer
of Bloomberg Government .
While acknowledging costs to state and local governments, mainly from
education, the overall economic contribution of refugees and asylees is
positive when compared with the total U.S. population, Gilmer notes.  

**FAMILY IMPACT** - American Families United and American Business
Immigration Coalition Action have launched a new campaign to get
President Biden to use executive action to parole undocumented spouses
of U.S. citizens, reports April Corbin Girnus of Nevada Current.

Limitations of the immigration system have a direct impact on families.
"[It's] an injustice being served to innocent and beautiful American
families," said Ed Markowitz, an American citizen who has experienced
family separation due to immigration issues. 

**EMERGING OPPORTUNITIES** - Jemny Marquinez, a DACA recipient from
Virginia who has aspired to be a police officer since age 12, has
postponed her dream due to legal restrictions. But now she could be
closer to having a chance for achieving her goal, reports Denise
Lavoie of the Associated Press
. Virginia
could soon join several states that already have passed legislation to
allow noncitizens who are authorized to work in the U.S. to become
police officers. Virginia Senate recently approved a bill which will
move to the House of Delegates for their consideration.

Thanks for reading,  

Clara 

 

 

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