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Gallup

is out this morning with new polling. Not surprising that "two-thirds of
Republicans [are] now concerned a great deal about illegal immigration
and more than four in 10 Democrats not at all concerned." But if
you're a Democrat facing re-election, you're probably taking note
that independents' concern regarding illegal immigration "has been on
the upswing, with those worried a great deal rising [to 39%] from 30%
since 2018." 

Meanwhile, official border numbers

for March are in. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) detained
221,303 migrants at the border last month, with a marked increase in
Ukrainian refugees, reports Maria Sacchetti of The Washington Post
.
The total number of encounters is up 33% from February. CBP officials
detained more than 5,000 Ukrainians last month, compared to 1,150 the
previous month. 

Important note: Danilo Zak from our policy team explains that because of
the high number of repeat crossings, the more accurate number of unique
border encounters in March was much lower - 159,900. 

Title 42 also impacted the March data: 50% of all encounters were
immediately expelled under the policy, including 60% of single adults.
And the recidivism rate remained sky-high at 28%. 

While many Ukrainians are permitted to enter the U.S. under humanitarian
parole
,
those numbers have not been published yet. (This comes as the Biden
administration extended Temporary Protected Status

for Ukrainians by more than a month Monday, as Caroline Simon reports
in Roll Call
.) 

Still, most Ukrainians fleeing the war won't qualify for TPS. The
Biden administration needs to utilize - and expand - the refugee
ceiling
,
or develop clear legal avenues to help Ukrainians seeking refuge
here.  

"There are no clear instructions for Ukrainian displaced people of how
they should arrive in the U.S. So, out of desperation they're going to
Mexico because Mexico allows people with Ukrainian passports to arrive
there," Michael Levitis, whose father is from Ukraine, told The
Washington Post. 

For your calendar: Register for this timely conversation
on how Christians
can serve refugees at 1:30 p.m. ET with Matthew Soerens of The
Evangelical Immigration Table
and Bri Stensrud of We Welcome . 

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**BORDER**

**PUSHBACK** - A growing number of Democrats want the Biden
administration to delay the end of Title 42 until there is a plan in
place to manage a potential increase of migrants, per Alexander Bolton
of The Hill
.
Meanwhile, Elket Rodríguez of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship listed
seven reasons why ending Title 42 would be a good thing for Fellowship
Southwest
.
And as Bob Evans of Northern Public Radio

explains, "Instead of an instrumental tool or weapon we need desperately
an immigration policy that will help define us as 'the last, best hope
of mankind.'" The political chaos isn't being well-received on the
southern side of the border: Alfredo Corchado reports in The Dallas
Morning News

that Mexico's President Andrés Manuel López Obrador isn't too
happy with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's (R) border security efforts that
impeded trade. "Legally they can do it, but it's a very despicable way
to act," López Obrador said of Gov. Abbott's truck inspection
initiative. "I would say it's chicanadas (half-baked) antics from the
state government." 

FOOD INSECURITY - Food insecurity in Ukraine and an increase of
migrants seeking protection at the U.S.-Mexico border were the topics of
conversation for Sunday's "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," per
Wyatt Mayes of CBS News
.
With Ukraine being a major producer and exporter of agricultural
products amid an ongoing war, food prices are expected to increase, per
a U.N. report. "This is a very serious problem if we don't get the
farmers back in the fields," said David Beasley of the U.N. World Food
Programme. On the southern border, Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande
Valley is helping NGOs support asylum-seekers with food, water, and
essential services. "I am more focused ensuring that those families who
are at our border that I see daily - who face violence, face
persecution, can have access to protection and - humane treatment,"
said

Sister Norma Pimentel. Meanwhile, here's a beautiful story

of faith, food and the immigrant community.  

'GRATEFUL FOR THEIR HELP' - With the help of military veteran and
Missouri native Timothy Griffin, Siam Alokozai and his family were able
to flee Afghanistan and find refuge in Canada, reports Jenna Rae of KMOV
.
"I would have to convince them over and over again to make the journey
to the airport, evade Taliban checkpoints, wait there all day in record
heat, thousands of people there," said Griffin. The former U.S. Counter
Insurgency Specialist and his team "were the people that actually saved
their lives," said Ahmad Alokozai of his brother's escape.
"Transporting them from Kabul into Peshawar, [Siam] said they were
grateful for their help." 

On local welcome: 

* Loving Library, a nonprofit founded by children, "is working with the
Scottsdale Unified School District and the International Rescue
Committee to collect books for Afghan refugees." (Anita Roman, FOX 10
) 

* Spearheaded by The Bosniak American Association of Iowa and Des Moines
Refugee Support, Bosnians in the area "collected food and hygiene
products for Afghan refugees at the Ezan Mosque." (Taj Simmons, WHO 13
News
) 

STORY TIME - Andreas von Sachsen-Altenburg's startup Storytime
Online is launching this month, where
he'll be working "with global refugees to create, translate, and
narrate children's books in dozens of languages," reports Alexa Gagosz
for the Boston Globe
.
Driven by his motive to find a solution for his sister learning a second
language, von Sachsen-Altenburg got to work making stories accessible,
educational, and fun - all while supporting refugees. "While anyone
can use Storytime Online, I'm hoping it bridges a gap for migrant
populations, refugees, and multicultural families," he said.

Thanks for reading, 

Ali

 

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