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In a survey released this morning, more than 70% of voters across parties and ideologies express support for a "fair" or "restitution-based" immigration solution that includes three components.
Among 1,000 registered voters, 74% of Republicans, and 71% of Independents and Democrats, expressed support for reforms that include:
Find Forum President and CEO Jennie Murray’s take and more details in our statement.
In other news, ongoing delays in Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) renewal processing continue to make deportation and job losses possible, Angelique Rodriguez and Ornella Moreno of The Independent Florida Alligator report.
"Everything I’ve worked for could just be taken away overnight," said Nestor Vallejos, 31, who arrived to the United States at age 6. " ... We’re not asking for much. We’re just asking for a chance."
Hanna Kang of The LA Local reports on recipients facing similar challenges. More than 10% of the nation’s DACA recipients live in the Los Angeles area.
Among them are two police officers now on unpaid leave because delays caused their work authorizations to lapse, reports Gina Silva of FOX 11. Their suspensions come amid shortages in the force, she notes.
Philadelphia Inquirer columnist Luis F. Carrasco writes more about the current state of DACA. In a bit of good news, 31-year-old recipient Karla Toledo of Tucson, Arizona, has had the deportation case against her dropped, reports Emily Bregel of the Arizona Daily Star.
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H-1B FEE BLOCKED — A federal judge has blocked the administration’s $100,000 fee for employers’ new H-1B visa applications, reports Kevin Breuninger of CNBC. Previous fees ranged from $2,000 to $5,000. The judge "recognized that, at its core, [this] was a question about whether Congress or the Executive Branch sets immigration policy," Lynden Melmed, an immigration lawyer and past chief counsel at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, told Andrew Kreighbaum of Bloomberg. The Trump administration plans to appeal the ruling.
BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP — Severe limits on birthright citizenship would have real impacts on South Carolina families, reports Sydney Lewis of The State. A resettled Afghan family, still waiting for green cards, is concerned for their 1-year-old daughter, Lewis writes. The Supreme Court will rule soon on a challenge to the executive order that would limit birthright citizenship, and members of the Onandaga Nation are weighing in, Gabe Howe reports in Spectrum News. In The Philadelphia Inquirer, E. Kyle Romero looks offers some history — as our former fellow Linda Chavez did in a 2024 Q&A.
SENSITIVE LOCATIONS — Additional congregations have joined a lawsuit against potential immigration enforcement actions at houses of worship, Jeff Brumley of Baptist News Global reports. They include the District of Columbia Baptist Convention and the Metro D.C. Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, and the plaintiffs now comprise more than 7,000 congregations. Potential immigration enforcement has lowered church attendance, Brumley notes. "Decades of history show that immigration enforcement can be accomplished without raiding churches" the Washington Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights wrote.
‘BREAKING BREAD, BREAKING BARRIERS’ — In each of seven Philadelphia neighborhoods, 100 residents from a variety of backgrounds are sharing meals to establish common ground, reports Tim Craig of The Washington Post. In tandem with America’s 250th birthday, "Breaking Bread, Breaking Barriers" is focusing on unity and a "Philly-flavored recipe for citizenship." Researchers will study the dinners as a potential model for community-building elsewhere, Craig notes.
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