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NOORANI'S NOTES

 

 

Okay. Things are fluid on the Hill, and it is hard to match the
reporting against the rumors. 

One thing is for certain: The debate between progressives and
moderates in the House on including immigration provisions in budget
reconciliation is real.  

Marianna Sotomayor and Maria Sacchetti report for The Washington Post
 that
Hispanic Democrats are imploring their party to include
provisions "for the immigrant communities it has promised to help and
is counting on to show up in big numbers in the 2022 midterm
elections." Roll Call's
 Lindsey
McPherson reports that moderates do not want to vote on immigration
provisions that may be struck by the Senate parliamentarian.  

Five questions to track:  

* What is the population covered?   

* What is the mechanism through which relief is offered?  

* When can we expect a Congressional Budget Office score? 

* Will there be changes to legal immigration processes? 

* When will the package be presented to the parliamentarian?  

FYI: The Council on National Security and Immigration
 is hosting a press call today at 3:30 p.m.
ET to talk about the detailed processes by which allies from
Afghanistan are being vetted before entering the country. Interested
media can contact Stacey Hutchinson
 for info on how to join.  

Welcome to Wednesday's edition of Noorani's Notes. Congrats to
the Atlanta Braves (on the Forum zoom screen today, you will find a
very happy Don Lyster). If you have a story to share from your own
community, please send it to me at [email protected]
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**VILLAINS OF THIS STORY'**- Amid the past 20 years of immigration
twists and turns, "the term 'Dreamer' became omnipresent, helping
proponents of these measures garner bipartisan support for what they
described as sensible, narrow protections." For Politico Magazine
,
Jesús A. Rodríguez takes us through the history
of Dreamers - and how the term can be used as a tool of both
advocacy and exclusion. "When we say that kids and people like me who
came when we were younger deserve special treatment, what it says is
that the blame is on my parents," said Jonathan Jayes-Green, co-founder
of the UndocuBlack Network . "That because
they brought me to this country, through no fault of my own, they are
the criminals - they are the villains of this story." Definitely
worth the read. 

MEATPACKING WORKERS - Meatpacking workers in Garden City,
Kansas, have fueled an economic boom - but many still rely
on food pantries to make ends meet, David Condos reports for High
Plains Public Rad
io. Almost
half of the people who get food from Emmaus House
 twice a week are from families employed
at the largest employer in the area, a Tyson's meatpacking
plant. "In the decades since Tyson's plant opened, the number of jobs
in Garden City has skyrocketed, but the per capita incomes in town have
lost pace with the rest of Kansas," Condos notes. "A lot of people
think, 'Well, you're working at Tyson, so you're making really
good money,' said Emmaus House's executive director Robin Marsh. "By
the time you pay your rent, by the time you pay your utilities ... they
don't have enough for food."  

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MENTAL HEALTH

** **- Access to mental health resources is critical for newly
arriving Afghans grappling with post-traumatic stress, anxiety and
depression, Mona Dougani reports for North Carolina Health News
. "For
decades, there's been very little access for them to mental health
services. The current Afghan evacuees will face the same barriers that
all refugees face in the U.S. primarily around language access, but also
having sufficient health insurance," said World Relief Durham
 director Adam Clarke. "In general,
they're just a marginalized population that does not receive as much
access as others to mental health support." To fill the gap, World
Relief Durham has been partnering with UNC School of Social Work since
2015 on their refugee and mental health wellness initiative
. 

Here is today's collection of local stories:  

* Rep. Greg Murphy (R-North Carolina) and his team have helped 80
Afghan allies safely relocate to the U.S. (Trevor Dunnell, Sun
Journal
) 

* 10 local congregations of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints have helped more than 400 Afghan refugees
resettle in Hyattsville, Maryland. (Sean Salai, The Washington
Times
) 

* Syracuse, New York-based Afghan sisters Tamana, Soniiya and
Raheleh Tajik prepare homemade Afghan meals monthly to raise money
for their campaign, Afghanistan Crisis Fundraisers
. (Lacey Leonardi, Spectrum
News 1
) 

* All 10 Mother's Market & Kitchen
 locations in
southern California "will offer customers the option of rounding up
each purchase to the nearest dollar to donate to the International
Rescue Committee (IRC)," to assist Afghan refugees. (Bridget
Goldschmidt, Progressive Grocer
) 

SCHOOL SERVICES - A new scholarship from the Quad Cities
Community Foundation  "aims to
help local immigrant and refugee students bridge the gap to higher
education," reports Jonathan Turner of QuadCities.com
.
"I have taught so many first- and second-generation immigrant students
who are brilliant, brave people, but who face massive barriers to going
to college," said Julie Eisenband, one of the teachers who created the
scholarship. "Our hope is that this scholarship will provide one less
thing these students have to worry about." Over in North
Carolina, EdNC
's Mebane
Rash tells the story of Guatemalan American Ted Pedro, who serves as
both a translator and guide for parents navigating the American
education system at Mountain View Elementary. "Especially at the
beginning of the year, we had a lot of kids seeking for asylum, moving
here to this country, and it was beautiful because I can put myself in
their shoes," said Pedro. 

Thanks for reading,

Ali

 

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