The Forum Daily | Friday, April 12, 2024
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**THE FORUM DAILY**

More migrants trying to reach the U.S. using the CBP One app are now
staying for long periods in Mexico City, reports David Agren of OSV News
.  

Catholic shelters and nongovernmental groups in the area estimate that
nearly 2,500 migrants are waiting in Mexico City. Most are living in
six camps, where families sleep in tents and basic sanitation is
lacking.  

Catholic Church officials have urged the government to provide migrants
with better living spaces to no avail, said Father Juan Luis Carbajal,
director of migrant ministries for the Archdiocese of Mexico City.  

"It's the church giving humanitarian aid and the one making an effort at
dialoguing with authorities to address this situation," he said. 

Separately, Catholic advocates spoke out against Texas' SB 4 and
negative rhetoric regarding immigrants in a conference hosted by the
Catholic University of America and the United States Conference of
Catholic Bishops (USCCB), reports Tyler Arnold of the Catholic News
Agency
. 

"[SB 4] puts fear into every immigrant no matter what their immigration
status may be," said Bishop Mark Seitz of the Diocese of El Paso (also a
Forum board member). He also spoke out against negative immigration
rhetoric and policy approaches within both major political parties.  

Welcome to Friday's edition of The Forum Daily. I'm Dan Gordon, the
Forum's strategic communications VP, and the great Forum Daily team
also includes 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] . 

**CRUCIAL WORKERS** - In Maine, immigrants are taking on jobs as the
state's native-born population ages, reports Jeanna Smialek for The
New York Times
.
Foreign-born workers are increasingly important in Maine, home to the
oldest population of any state. The nation overall faces similar
demographic circumstances. "I'm very confident that we would not have
seen the employment gains we saw last year - and we certainly can't
sustain it - without immigration," commented Wendy Edelberg, the
director of the Hamilton Project.  

**UNCERTAINTY** - Pakistan could soon begin a new round of
deportations of Afghans, report Ali M. Latifi and Lutfullah Samim
Sherzai of The New Humanitarian
.
People who worked alongside Western governments and many women and girls
have reason to fear a return to the Taliban regime. More than 515,000
Afghans have been forced to return from Pakistan since September. 

Local welcome in the U.S. continues to offer a brighter note: 

* In Amarillo, Texas, a new museum exhibit focuses on Afghan culture
within the community. (Brianna Maestas, Amarillo Globe-News
)
 

* A coffee shop in Colorado helps welcome immigrants and refugees
through apprenticeships. (Katie Fisher, The Rocky Mountain Collegian
) 

* Newly updated: Our Afghan welcome map
,
highlighting stories we share here.  

**FALLACIES** - Research highlights the fallacies of much of the
negative rhetoric on immigration and crime, Ted Hesson and Mica
Rosenberg of Reuters

report. "A range of studies by academics and think tanks have shown that
immigrants do not commit crime at a higher rate than native-born
Americans," they write before taking a deeper dive into the studies
themselves. 

**SUPPORT** - In Denver, Colorado, Mayor Mike Johnston has announced a
new resettlement support program, reports Gabriela Vidal of CBS News
Colorado
.
The program will help migrants transition from the shelter system,
including via asylum application and rental assistance. Speaking of
support, Peter Fink, 22, is providing migrants who cross the border near
Campo, California, with food, water and safe places to sleep while they
await Border Patrol pickup, Emily Baumgaertner of The New York Times

reports. 

Thanks for reading, 

Dan 

**P.S.** In a first for Blue Island, Illinois, DACA recipient Mitchell
Soto-Rodriguez has joined the police department, reports Leah Hope of
ABC 7 Chicago
.
For more, read the Law Enforcement Immigration Task Force's recent Q&A
with Blue Island Chief Geoffrey Farr
. 

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