The Forum Daily | Monday, March 31, 2025https://immigrationforum.org/
**THE FORUM DAILY**Tracking migrant children in public schools crosses the line into immigration enforcement for some Republicans. In Oklahoma, Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) and schools Superintendent, Ryan Walters (R) are showing this split among GOP officials, reports J. David Goodman of The New York Times [link removed].
Usually a hardliner on immigration enforcement and a great supporter of the current administration’s efforts for mass deportation, Stitt disagrees with a recent proposal by Walters to find migrant students in public schools. "When I saw them picking on kids, I thought that’s a step too far," said Stitt.
In Tennessee, a bill that would allow local schools to deny migrant children access to education or charge them for attendance is causing similar clashes, reports Sarah Grace Taylor of the Nashville Banner [link removed].
While the Republican bill’s co-sponsors claim they are not trying to attack immigrant families', just fixing a financial burden, Taylor notes that the financial argument is being challenged by many, including a couple of other Tennessee Republican legislators.
"I think the argument, and the bill, is based on a false premise," said Aravind Boddupalli, a senior research associate at the Tax Policy Center. "Immigrants are a net positive in a cost-benefit analysis."
Boddupalli cited, among other factors, the taxes all immigrants – documented and undocumented – pay to state and federal governments, despite having very limited government benefits.
Welcome to Monday’s edition of The Forum Daily. I’m Clara Villatoro, the Forum’s assistant VP of strategic communications, and the great Forum Daily team also includes Jillian Clark, Soledad Gassó Parker, Dan Gordon and Broc Murphy and Becka Wall. If you have a story to share from your own community, please send it to me at
[email protected] mailto:
[email protected].
**Administration Actions on Immigration **
* Trump asks Supreme Court for permission to resume deporting Venezuelan migrants under wartime law [link removed] (Mark Sherman, Associated Press).
* Kristi Noem, Trump’s secretary of Homeland Security, meets Mexican president [link removed] (Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times).
* Military troops, armored vehicles deployed to Big Bend National Park [link removed] (Sarah Bahari, The Dallas Morning News).
**State Developments on Immigration Enforcement **
* Gov. Little signs Idaho Republicans’ immigration enforcement bill [link removed] (Carolyn Komatsoulis, Idaho Statesman)
* Increased immigration enforcement is filling Minnesota courtrooms [link removed] (Sarah Thamer, MPR News)
* Detained population at Tacoma’s ICE facility nears capacity [link removed] (Peter Talbot, Tacoma Tribune News)
* Here's what to know about immigration 'task forces' across Florida [link removed] (Kiley Petracek, WUSF)
* Fort Bliss migrant deportation site preparation, construction set to start [link removed] (Jeff Abbott, El Paso Times)
**Stories Behind the Policies **
* Federal judge to consider releasing immigration activist who took refuge in churches [link removed] (Colleen Slevin, Associated Press).
* She told Michigan cops she was attacked. Now she faces deportation [link removed] (Dave Boucher, Detroit Free Press).
* Venezuelans deported to El Salvador prison 'trapped in nightmare' [link removed] (Will Grant, BBC).
* Student Visa Crackdown Escalates as Tufts Arrest Fuels Free Speech, Immigration Debate [link removed] (Tracy Park, Business Times).
* As children are pulled into immigration court, many must fend for themselves [link removed] (Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times).
Thanks for reading,
Clara
[link removed]
[link removed] [link removed] [link removed] [link removed]
[link removed]
Unsubscribe from this email list [link removed] or opt out from all Forum emails [link removed]
National Immigration Forum<br>10 G St NE<br>Suite 500<br>Washington, D.C. 20002<br>United States
www.immigrationforum.org [link removed]
