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**THE FORUM DAILY**The U.S. Senate will resume??discussions of a border and immigration??package this week, reports Stephen Neukam of Axios . ??
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-New York) sent a letter to lawmakers on Sunday announcing his plan to reconsider the border legislation, which failed to pass in February. ??
"We are hopeful this bipartisan proposal will bring serious-minded Republicans back to the table to advance this bipartisan solution for our border," Schumer wrote.??
The bill's revival in the Senate this week??could be "a precursor to executive action from the White House on immigration," Neukam notes.??
A major move on border policy from the Biden administration could be announced in June, reports a team at Politico .??
The expected??measure would give President Biden the authority to "shut down" the border in between ports of entry when a specific number of unauthorized??daily crossings take place, according to sources consulted by Politico.??
On Sunday, Pope Francis denounced efforts to limit migration at the U.S.-Mexico border and said??that Texas's attempt??to shut down the border charity??Annunciation House is "madness,"??reports Nick Robertson of????reports Nick Robertson of The Hill .??
As conversations about challenges at the border??resume on??the Senate floor, the Forum reiterates the suggestions made with other organizations in??a framework?? that??offers??workable solutions on asylum and border improvements.?? ??
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 and Ally Villarreal. If you have a story to share from your own community, please send it to me at
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THE BEST OF AMERICA??-??There are stories full of humanity behind migrants arriving at the border and there is also a real economic benefit for the country, writes Michael Rosen, a retired economics professor, in a piece for the Wisconsin Examiner . "The men and women we met at the border simply want to live, work and take care of their families," Rosen writes. "[W]e should recognize and embrace them for their courage and sacrifice. They represent what is best about the United States of America."??Separately,??economists warn that??aggressive plans to crack down on immigration would??end up being??"a massive blow to the U.S. job market,"??reports Rachel Siegel of??The Washington Post .??
FUNDING -??A new funding??program is offered by the federal government to support preparation services that help permanent residents apply??for citizenship, reports Sandra Sanchez of Border Report . "Through this program, we can help build organizations' capacity to help immigrants improve their English language skills, increase their knowledge of U.S. history and government, and gain the tools to become successful and responsible U. S. citizens," said USCIS Director Ur Jaddou in a statement .??
**RISK IN HAITI** -??UNHCR, the U.N. refugee agency, urged the United States??"to refrain from forcibly returning Haitians who may face life-threatening risks or further displacement" through a social media post , reports Al Jazeera . Advocacy organizations criticized the Biden??administration's??decision??to continue??deportation flights??amid violence in Haiti,
**??**as reported by Demian Bio of??the
**??**Latin Times
**.**??The Forum proposed some novel suggestions??and other modest policy changes??on how the administration can better respond to the ongoing crisis in Haiti in??a letter ??to DHS and the State Department.?? ??????
WELCOMING - Americans across the country keep choosing to welcome. World Relief Blog highlights the story of Julie and Amari, focused on their??growing friendship through??mutual support.??Meanwhile,??in Pennsylvania, a welcome luncheon organized recently by Catholic Social Services for newcomers, staff and volunteers who support them became a celebration of diversity, reports Jennifer Lee of Fox 29 . Separately,??in a piece for??The Global Sisters Report , Sister Clara Malo Castrill??n reflects on the??parallels of migrants' challenges on the road and God's presence through his messengers amid misfortunes in the book of Tobit. "[W]e are the ones who choose on whose side we stand, not solely out of personal ethics, but as collaborators in God's dream: that all his children find a home," she writes.??
Thanks for reading,??
Clara??
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