B Stands for Benefit

Good afternoon,

June is National Immigrant Heritage month – an opportunity for Americans to celebrate and reflect on immigrants’ profound contributions to the United States. As stated by President Biden in this week’s Proclamation on National Immigrant Heritage Month, "In every era, immigrant innovators, workers, entrepreneurs, and community leaders have fortified and defended us, fed us and cared for us, advanced the limits of our thinking, and broken new ground." In other words, we believe immigrants contribute powerfully to America's greatness.

At the National Immigration Forum, we strive to underscore the value of immigrants to our society and push for commonsense immigration policies that reflect their importance. As part of this work, the Forum regularly creates – and amplifies –resources to inform and benefit our allies and partners across the country. This week, we’d like to share a roundup of resources on immigration topics currently in the news. We hope that you’ll read, listen, watch, and share: 

The Southern Border:

• Forum Paper: Addressing Increases in Migration at the Southern Border
• Law Enforcement Immigration Task Force (LEITF) Blog Post: Law Enforcement Voices at the Border
• Evangelical Immigration Table Resource: Ways to Support Ministry to Migrants Along the U.S.-Mexico Border
• Conversation featuring the Council on National Security and Immigration (CNSI): Is the situation at the border a national security threat?

Afghan Special Immigrant Visas (SIVs):

• Forum Infographic: What the military withdrawal from Afghanistan means for the SIV backlog
• CNSI Press Call: National Security Leaders Call on the Biden Administration to evacuate our Afghan Allies
• Forum Phone2Action Campaign: Urge the Biden administration to protect our Afghan allies

Immigration and the Economy

• Forum Report: Room to Grow: Setting Immigration Levels in a Changing America
• Forum Report: Home Health Care Workers: Immigrants Can Help Care for an Aging U.S. Population
• Forum Infographics: States Need Agriculture-Based Immigration Reform

We hope these resources will help you engage in informed, compassionate conversations in your community. As always, we value your partnership in the push for just, compassionate, and strategic immigration reforms. 

Stay healthy and hopeful,

Adam

P.S. Please join us tomorrow, Friday 6/4 at 12 PM ET for our monthly BBB National Conversation. We'll convene BBB Leaders to discuss their recent experiences at the U.S.-Mexico border. You can register here. 

Adam Estle
Vice President of Field and Constituencies
National Immigration Forum 

NEWS CLIPS TO NOTE:

REUTERS: U.S. formally ends Trump’s 'remain in Mexico' asylum policy

NBC NEWS: U.S. planning for possible evacuation of Afghan interpreters, says top U.S. general

WASHINGTON POST: Biden budget reflects shift in U.S. immigration policy and border enforcement

NEW YORK TIMES: Biden Aims to Rebuild and Expand Legal Immigration

CBS NEWS: U.S. to accelerate court cases of some migrant families facing deportation