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THE FORUM DAILY
The increase in undocumented immigrants' arrivals in recent years could help lower the federal deficit by nearly $1 trillion over the next decade, according to a recent report by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Rafael Bernal of The Hill reports.
The study focuses on people paroled at or between ports of entry at the border, visa overstayers and undocumented immigrants. The revenue estimate is based on the net sum of economic activity generated, taxes paid, and potential benefits granted to the immigrants described above, Bernal notes.
Benjamin Wermund of The Houston Chronicle analyses these CBO projections in Texas, where the state spends a large budget on deterrence measures, as well as on receiving migrants in border towns. Studies focused on Texas show that immigrants positively impact the local economy and state tax revenue, Wermund notes.
Separately, mass deportations could cause food prices to soar, reports Jeff Brumley of Baptist News Global.
Implementing a mass deportation initiative not only would affect the groups that the CBO says could boost the economy, but it would also exacerbate the labor shortages in the agricultural sector, Brumley highlights.
A recent report by the agricultural
labor task group in the U.S. House of Representatives stated that "the agricultural sector is currently facing urgent challenges caused by producers’ lack of access to an adequate workforce. This has been a problem for decades, and it continues to worsen."
Welcome to Friday’s edition of The Forum Daily. I’m Clara Villatoro, the Forum’s strategic communications Assistant VP, and the great Forum Daily team also includes Jillian Clark, Dan Gordon, Samantha Siedow, Ally Villarreal and Becka Wall. If you have a story to share from your own community, please send it to me at [email protected].
OPERATION COST – Jailing individuals arrested through Operation Lone Star is costing Texas millions of dollars, reports Julian Resendiz of Border Report. As part of the immigration state policies, the Texas Army National Guard has been deployed along the banks of the Rio Grande. For El Paso County, in particular, Operation Lone Star entails housing several hundred more detainees than normal while losing federal government revenue. A detainee on state charges results in daily costs for the county without reimbursement, Resendiz notes.
DREAMS REALIZED – President Biden’s recent policy changes easing the process for employers to sponsor some Dreamers and opening the door for undocumented immigrants married to U.S. citizens to obtain residency has had a hopeful effect for people like Juan Carlos Cerda, a DACA recipient and long-term Texas resident, reports a team at CBS Texas. An avid advocate for immigration reform, Cerda credits his faith as the driving force behind his resilience.
"I'm a proud Texan and I'm here to stay. I'm here to contribute to the greatest country in the world and to serve God and do his will," Cerda said.
HEALTH TOLL – Stigma about immigrants has real effects on their everyday lives including their health and their access to treatment, reports Rachel Harrison for Futurity. "New immigrants who are aware that the U.S. is not the most
hospitable place right now may respond to this negative environment by inadvertently avoiding opportunities to maintain their health," said Lawrence Yang, a professor at NYU's School of Global Public Health.
‘STILL STANDING’ – During this Olympic season, make sure to follow the Refugee Olympic Team, comprised of 37 athletes coming from 11 countries to compete in 12 sports, several of which were spotlit in an article by Claire Lampen in
The Cut. For Muna Dahouk, a 28-year-old Syrian Judo expert, the chance to prove the resilience of refugees is even more relevant than medaling. "It is so important to me to show the world what refugees can do. We are strong, we are the same as other athletes," Dahouk said. "We are still standing on our own legs, and we can fight."
This week in local welcome:
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In North Carolina, the Vietnamese refugee community is rallying around Afghan refugees, using their common experience to help newly arrived immigrants navigate their new lives in the U.S. (Marielle Argueza, Next City)
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After two years in a church shelter, two Afghan families in Newburyport, Massachusetts, are finally moving into their own homes thanks to the support
of community volunteers and a minister. (Lynn Jolicoeur, WBUR)
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In Colorado, the nonprofit ViVe Wellness and the Denver public school system are collaborating to offer an educational
summer camp to help prepare immigrant children for the upcoming academic year. (Jennifer Meckles, 9NEWS)
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