The Forum Daily | Wednesday, March 13, 2024
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**THE FORUM DAILY** 

The Tucson sector of the U.S.-Mexico border is seeing a significant
increase in family crossings, and local groups are offering a helping
hand, reports Kayla Mae Jackson and Denzen Cortez of Cronkite News
.  

Asylum seekers and migrants face many risks on their way to the U.S.
including the possibility being taken advantage of by smugglers. Pastor
Angel Campos of the Monte Vista Baptist Church in Phoenix is one of the
community members who help migrant families entering the country. His
church provides shelter and food for migrants taking their next steps in
the U.S. 

"When you treat them with love, you are already helping them to heal, so
when people come here, the first thing we say to them in all languages
is, 'Welcome, welcome, welcome to the United States.'" said Pastor
Campos. 

Miles away, but still in Arizona, in Yuma County, the Regional Center
for Border Health helps migrants transition into the next leg of their
journey once being released by border patrol, reports Nick Ciletti of
ABC 15
.
 

Hundreds of migrants come to the center each week. There they can get
food, water and use the WiFi to get in touch with family and friends.
"It's easier to see buses or numbers, but we see the human face and we
see the suffering a lot of them have been through," said Alex Bejarano,
community liaison for the center. 

Welcome to Wednesday'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 and
Darika Verdugo. If you have a story to share from your own community,
please send it to me at [email protected]
. 

**A LITTLE HELP** - In New York City, the first stop for newcomers
arriving from border cities is the Roosevelt Hotel. The first hours in
this intake center are crucial for asylum seekers and migrants, reports
Axel Turcios of Scripps News
.
Some immigrants who are now settled offer assistance to newcomers.
Brandon Gil, a Venezuelan who arrived two years ago, volunteers through
the organization that welcomed him. "I feel like part of this family.
That's what made me want to help other migrants who came here the same
way I did," said Gil. 

**ON HOLD** - An administrative stay on the Texas law which would
allow state law enforcement to arrest migrants is being extended,
reports Julián Aguilar for KERA News
.
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito delivered the order Tuesday morning,
just as another lawsuit against the legislation was filed. This
extension is held until next week. The lawsuit and the law itself are a
part of a continual battle between the state of Texas and the federal
government, reports a team at The Washington Post
. 

**ALLIES** - Time is running out for Afghan allies and Congress can
offer a solution, write Kim Staffieri and Joseph M. Azam in their op-ed
for The Hill
.
Delving into the Afghan SIV program, the authors emphasize that keeping
promise of safety and certainty for Afghans is also a "national security
imperative" as it would show the U.S.'s ability to be trusted by its
allies. "America's Afghan allies are running out of time and Congress
is running out of excuses," Staffieri and Azam write. 

**'CREATING A PATHWAY'** - It's time for the United States to
recognize the immigrant workers who make our country great, especially
those who live in legal uncertainty under Temporary Protection Status
(TPS), writes Maria Barahona, a home care provider, in her piece for
Newsweek
.
"Tight labor markets across the service and care economy will only get
worse without changes that ensure dignity and fair treatment for
immigrant workers," says Barahona. "[L]et us urge President Biden to
take bold action on TPS, while also creating a pathway to citizenship
for all immigrants who contribute to our economy and society." 

Thanks for reading,  

Clara 

 

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