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Today, Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Arizona) and Sen. James Lankford
(R-Oklahoma), along with a bipartisan group of co-sponsors, are
introducing a new bill

to block the Biden administration from repealing Title 42 "without a
detailed plan in place," reports Alayna Treene of Axios
. 

"[Title 42] shouldn't be in place forever," Sen. Mark
Kelly (D-Arizona), one of the bill's co-sponsors, told NPR's

Susan Davis. "But at the same time we know that the number of migrants
will dramatically increase and there's no plan on how to deal with
that." 

Meanwhile, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) wasted no time preparing for a
border enforcement response to the forthcoming Title 42 lift.  

Just yesterday, he ordered the state's National Guard - armed with
riot gear - to inspect any vehicles coming from Mexico and use
charter buses to voluntarily bring undocumented immigrants "to the steps
of the U.S. Capitol," Robert T. Garrett and Allie Morris report for The
Dallas Morning News
.
"Details of the plan, such as the cost and the logistics, are thin." 

Abbott's order "treats [migrants] as inanimate objects to be moved
around and used for political points," said Denise Gilman, co-director
of the immigration clinic at the University of Texas at Austin School of
Law. 

Remember, the use of Title 42 has resulted in over 1.7 million
expulsions in the past two years - mainly under the Biden
administration. Apprehensions increased, cartels made billions of
dollars, and migrants were placed in harm's way.  

Congress should do the hard work of crafting solutions that weaken the
cartels by creating legal immigration pathways to meet our labor needs
(see below); protect Dreamers, farm workers and others contributing to
our economy; and strengthen our border through smarter management of
resources.  

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**UKRAINIAN REFUGEES** - More than 2,000 Ukrainians have reached the
U.S.-Mexico border in the past 10 days, reports Miriam Jordan of The New
York Times
,
with photographs by Mark Abramson. "There is only so much we can do -
and we have done a lot working 24/7," said Olya Krasnykh, who helped
organize a volunteer response team. "The system at the border is
incredibly inefficient," she added. "I don't know how long we can
sustain the volunteer-run effort." Meanwhile, some Ukrainian refugees
have decided that despite the risks, going back home is better than
"life as a refugee," per Jane Arraf of The New York Times
.
And The Washington Post's

Maria Sacchetti is out with an early morning scoop that 65 members of
Congress, mostly Democrats and a handful of Republicans, have urged the
president to expedite the processing of Ukrainians seeking protection in
the U.S. 

GREAT REPLACEMENT THEORY - J.D. Vance, who is running for the U.S.
Senate, "goes full 'great replacement theory'" as he explains what
he presumes to be our biggest challenge: the U.S.-Mexico border, Greg
Sargent writes in column for The Washington Post
.
Vance's recent ad
 goes
as far to claim that all migrants represent "Democrat voters" - a form
of "great replacement theory
"
rhetoric. In my new book, Crossing Borders
, I wrote about how Donald
Trump, Nigel Farage, and Viktor Orbán modernized the political
weaponization of migration, creating the path Vance now follows. For
more on Great Replacement Theory in the context of immigration, see our
full paper here
. 

DECLINE - A decline in immigration is the main reason for an increase
in U.S. labor shortages, reports Michelle Hackman of The Wall Street
Journal
.
In the health care and social assistance sector, "17.2% of workers are
foreign born, and 9% of jobs are vacant," per WSJ's infographic based
on 2019 data. Trump-era immigration restrictions and pandemic-related
immigration delays have also contributed to the slowdown. Additionally,
"[a] September survey by the American Health Care Association and the
National Center for Assisted Living, sister trade groups, found 99% of
nursing homes and 96% of assisted-living facilities reporting staffing
shortages." And as we noted

in our home health care paper, immigrants are crucial to this industry.
 

'I PRAY FOR THEM, THEY PRAY FOR ME' - This month, many Afghan
families who fled Afghanistan are celebrating Ramadan in the U.S. for
the first time "with gratitude for their safety," report Giovanna
Dell'orto and Mariam Fam for the Associated Press
.
"I pray for them, and they pray for me, they miss me," said former
Afghan soldier Wolayat Khan Samadzoi of his relatives back home. Local
Muslim, Jewish and Christian communities across the U.S. have been key
to Afghan welcome and resettlement, including "helping Afghans
find housing, jobs, English-language classes, and schools for their
children." 

Local news: 

* In a first-of-its-kind partnership with the International Rescue
Committee, the University of Maryland will temporarily house Afghan
evacuees, including families, on campus for up to a year. (Maryland
Today
) 

* Cub Scout Pack 580 recently helped sort through donations of food,
toys, and supplies for Afghan refugees resettling in Santa Clarita,
California. (Trevor Morgan, The Signal
) 

* The Fellowship at Western Oaks in Oklahoma City is hosting an event
today about Afghan welcome and resettlement efforts. If you're
around, stop by and tell them I sent you. (Eventbrite
) 

LOCAL, GLOBAL SUPPORT - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints' efforts to support Ukrainians should serve as a model for
members "to minister to others on both broad and individual levels,"
reports Tad Walch of Deseret News
.
"The culture of the church is intended to be inclusive rather than
exclusive - to look outward rather than inward," said Presiding Bishop
Gérald Caussé at the 2022 International Society Conference on Monday.
As we look outward to help refugees and those in need, "we must let our
lights shine beyond just the doors of our homes and meetinghouses." In
Europe, Latter-day Saint Charities is currently partnering with the
United Nations High Commission for Refugees and others to provide food
for Ukrainian refugees, while local congregations are providing
medicine, transportation, and other critical services on the ground.  

Thanks for reading, 

Ali

 

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