The Forum Daily | Monday, March 11, 2024
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**THE FORUM DAILY**

A lawsuit challenging the parole programs that allow migrants from four
different countries to enter the U.S. on humanitarian grounds has been
dismissed by a U.S. federal judge in Texas, reports Uriel J. García of
the Texas Tribune
. 

The humanitarian parole programs, launched by the Biden administration,
allows up to 30,000 people combined from Venezuela, Cuba, Haiti and
Nicaragua to the U.S. through a legal, orderly path per month. Texas and
20 other states argued that the program cost them millions in social
services for migrants. U.S. District Judge Drew B. Tipton found that the
states did not prove the alleged financial harm.  

Separately, a new Democratic working group is being formed by Rep. Henry
Cuellar (D-Texas) in an attempt to revive the conversation around
immigration reform, reports Arelis R. Hernández and Marianna Sotomayor
of The Washington Post
. 

Cuellar, who represents a border district in South Texas, is inviting
more moderate and newer lawmakers to the conversation. Around 23 have
joined so far. The group aims to propose legislation on border and
immigration solutions and add pressure for bipartisan work, Hernández
and Sotomayor note.  

Welcome to Monday's edition of The Forum Daily. I'm Clara Villatoro,
the Forum's strategic communications senior manager, and the great
Forum Daily team also includes Jillian Clark, Dan Gordon, Isabella
Miller and Ally Villarreal. If you have a story to share from your own
community, please send it to me at [email protected]
. 

**HELPERS** -In Herriman, Utah, the City Hall and residents are
actively welcoming immigrants, while addressing challenges like a
teacher shortage driven by an increase of immigrant arrivals, reports
Sarah Matusek of The Christian Science Monitor
.
Initiatives to welcome include hosting a legal resources fair, a coat
drive for English learners and plans for a community center with free
English classes. "Helping people is the most important thing," said
Julie Shaw, a local volunteer. 

**'TOUGH CONVERSATIONS'** - Hundreds of people protested at the
Texas State Capitol against the controversial immigration Senate Bill 4
that may take effect this week, reports Monique Lopez of KEYE
.
The new law would make unauthorized immigration a state crime, but it
has been temporarily halted by the Supreme Court. Lizeth Chacon,
executive director of Workers Defense, emphasized that the new
legislation is promoting fear among immigrant communities already
settled in Texas. She spoke about how families are having "tough
conversations" on the effects of the law. Separately, Gov. Greg Abbott
(R) has announced the deployment of new airboats along the border as
part of Operation Lone Star, reports Khaleda Rahman of Newsweek
. 

**RESEARCH** - Studies find that immigrants commit fewer crimes than
U.S.-born people, debunking narratives connecting immigration and crime,
reports Jasmine Garsd for NPR
. 
The narrative saw a resurgence recently after a 22-year-old student's
murder in Georgia that drew attention during the State of the Union
address. Garsd walks through different studies that show decades of data
indicating low rates of crime among immigrants. Some of the most
wide-reaching research
is
done by Stanford University, where "economist Ran Abramitzky found that
since the 1960s, immigrants are 60% less likely to be incarcerated than
U.S.-born people," Garsd notes. 

**STRONG** - Founded in Canada, a mental health program is helping
migrant children in several U.S. cities get the support they need while
adjusting to a new life in a new country, reports Kalyn Belsha for
Chalkbeat
.
The program, called STRONG or Supporting Transition Resilience of
Newcomer Groups, is being seen by educators, experts and parents "as a
promising tool to help newcomers forge connections and head off mental
health struggles before they turn into a crisis." 

Thanks for reading,  

Clara 

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