THE FORUM DAILY
Former President Trump’s campaign is rolling out some potential details of his plans for mass deportations should he be elected, reports Elliot Spagat of the Associated Press.
Spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said the administration "would marshal every federal and state power necessary to institute the largest deportation operation of illegal criminals, drug dealers and human traffickers."
Joseph Nunn, counsel at the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University’s School of Law, said, "It is going to be logistically extraordinarily complicated and difficult. The military is not going to like doing it and they are going to drag their feet as much as they can, but it is possible, so it should be taken seriously."
In his op-ed for the Deseret News, Roger Terry shares his family’s experience with migrant farmworkers, while describing the potential impacts of mass deportations on agriculture and other industries. Nancy Kaffer goes beyond the abstract in a Detroit Free Press column: "Think police checkpoints. Raids, wherever the government suspects undocumented immigrants might be — schools, churches, businesses."
Meanwhile, Trump’s latest fearmongering on the campaign trail gets a look from Stuart Anderson in Forbes.
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THE BENEFITS — In a MarketWatch opinion piece, financial writer Brett Arends lays out how immigrants, whether authorized or not, "are not costing Social Security any money. They are not costing Medicare any money." Rather, they "actually help those programs financially."
THE WHY — A team at the Springfield News-Sun takes a look at why many Haitians have resettled in the town. "We’re working here, we’re paying taxes here. We’re just trying to pursue a better life," said Marco Petit-Frere. Two events yesterday aimed to unite the community, Sam Harasimowicz of WCPO 9 News reports. Meanwhile, the bishops of Ohio’s six Catholic dioceses have signed a letter urging Catholics and others to treat newly arrived Haitians with dignity and respect, reports Tyler Arnold of Catholic News Agency.
WISCONSIN — Baraboo, Wisconsin, offers a snapshot of a community dealing with facts and fears surrounding incoming refugees, Jose A. Del Real of The Washington Post reports. Ruth Conniff shares a different vision of Wisconsin and newcomers in her column for the Wisconsin Examiner: "Without a doubt, there’s a demographic shift going on in Wisconsin, especially in rural areas. Community leaders, employers and regular citizens in Wisconsin communities like Whitewater, Eau Claire and Arcadia have embraced the change and the energy and economic and cultural benefits that come with it."
TWO YEARS LATER — The future remains uncertain for many of the migrants whom Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) flew to Martha’s Vineyard, Masschusetts, two years ago, report Mike Damiano and Esmy Jimenez of The Boston Globe. After an initial outpouring of support, their lives remain fragile as the state has dealt with challenges of receiving many more newcomers, Damiano and Jimenez report.
WHAT WE NEED — Experts say that consistency and bipartisanship would help lead to effective immigration and migration policies, reports Jeff Brumley of Baptist News Global. "What we need from government is long-term, bipartisan congressional and administration commitment to investing in communities, to partnering with governments, to engaging at that hemispheric level to ensure that communities and families and individuals can find opportunities in their home countries," David Cronin of Catholic Relief Services said during a recent Center for Migration Studies webinar.
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