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THE FORUM DAILY

 

The disinformation and conspiracy theories around immigration have
reached new depths. A network of volunteer far-right conspiracy theory
activists is "intercepting migrant children and collecting information
about their families, based on an unfounded conspiracy theory that they
are falling prey to sex-trafficking rings," Miriam Jordan reports for
The New York Times
.  

The conspiracy theorists "are the latest in what over the years has
developed into a cottage industry of dozens of armed civilians who have
packed camouflage gear, tents and binoculars and deployed along the
southern border." Some have also been targeting humanitarian workers,
whom they falsely believe are part of a trafficking ring.  

This is extremely dangerous misinformation. "We haven't heard about
migrant children brought in to be sex workers or slaves," said Stacey
Sutherland, an official with the Arizona Anti-Trafficking Network. "At
the border, it's overwhelmingly people who paid to be smuggled."  

Meanwhile, ICYMI, USA Today's

Will Carless reports that Brandon Judd, president of a major Border
Patrol union, is linking immigration to the racist "great replacement
"
theory. When asked in a Fox News interview what he thought of U.S.
immigration policy, Judd replied, "I believe that they're trying to
change the demographics of the electorate, that's what I believe
they're doing." 

All of this has an impact on voters: A new AP-NORC poll found that one
in three American adults fear immigrant influence in U.S. elections, per
the Associated Press
'
Anita Snow. 

In other border news, Laura Daniella Sepulveda of the Arizona Republic

reports that "Border Patrol Critical Incident Teams, which have been
accused of covering up official wrongdoing, will no longer be used in
the processing of critical incidents involving CBP agents starting in
October." For a recap on the issue, see Jasmine Aguilera's piece for
TIME Magazine
. 

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TACTICS - Highly organized smugglers in Brazil are working with
Mexican cartels to create phony families so migrants are able to enter
the U.S., report The Wall Street Journal
's
Luciana Magalhaes, Samantha Pearson, and Michelle Hackman with photos by
Maria Magdalena Arrellaga. Such is the case for Bruno Silva, who paid a
portion of Shyrley Oliveira's smuggling fee to pose as the father
of her 11-month-old daughter in order to get across the border. Under
U.S. immigration law, trying to enter as a single adult would have
afforded Silva a slim chance of entry. "I just need a bit more time,"
said Oliveira, who plans to return to Brazil when she's saved more
money. "I want to build a house, open a store, and get enough money
together for my kids to study at university so they can make something
of their lives."  

**'END TITLE 42'** - Title 42

is not the solution to addressing our challenges at the southern border,
writes Sheriff David Hathaway of Santa Cruz County, Arizona, in an op-ed
for the Arizona Republic
.
Title 42 "never did fit the American constitutional ideal of due process
or speedy court proceedings. Instead, it has become a crazy distraction
from the real issue - our immigration system is broken." Among the
sheriff's recommendations are bolstered border infrastructure and more
immigration judges. "End Title 42. Don't build a replacement for it.
Instead, address the true crisis at hand. ... Action cannot wait for
another national election cycle to pass us by," concludes Hathaway, a
member of the Law Enforcement Immigration Task Force
. For more on what happens when (or if) Title 42 is
lifted, Graciela Moreno of ABC-30 Action News

has the breakdown.  

REFORMS - For The Hill
,
Jordain Carney reports that a small group of senators recently met to
discuss immigration reforms - starting with the border. "That seems to
be all we do is meet," said Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas). "I'm happy
to try." Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-Washington) is also pushing for
immigration reforms with bills like the House-passed Farm Workforce
Modernization Act
,
which would address inflation and labor shortages, reports Suzanne
Monyak of Roll Call
.
He recently asked grassroots organizations to call their senators "to
build urgency around this issue, to pass much, much needed immigration
reform." For the Associated Press
,
Nicholas Riccardi speaks to employers in Texas who are feeling the brunt
of the missing immigrant workforce. 

REFUGEE SUPPORT - On Monday, Congressional Democratic leaders struck
a deal on nearly $40 billion in Ukraine aid, per Sarah Ferris and
Burgess Everett of Politico
.
(The bill does not include Covid aid because Republicans, and some
Democrats, are seeking an amendment vote compelling the administration
to keep Title 42 in place at the border.) As Fiona Harrigan of Reason

reports, both the U.S. and Europe are extending much-needed welcome to
Ukrainian refugees. Harrigan recommends that the Biden administration
implement a "special student relief designation [that] would relax
academic requirements for Ukrainian students in the U.S. and allow them
to work while attending school," and "[m]ore efficient visa application
processing." In the meantime, Congress should also pass an Afghan
Adjustment Act

for Afghan allies already in the U.S.  

More on local welcome: 

* "Anything is possible here," said Inamullah Niazai, referring to St.
Louis' Afghan Resettlement Initiative, which has welcomed 6oo arrivals
and expects another 750 later this year. "We are so lucky that my
family can be here, together." (Jim Salter, Associated Press
) 

* "I'm hoping to continue working with some of the refugee families,"
said Lindsay Olsen of Broomfield, Colorado, who has helped design and
refurbish furniture for Afghan refugees and migrant families. "It's
been nice helping to welcome these families into Broomfield and help
them get set up in their new homes." (Sydney McDonald, Broomfield
Enterprise
) 

Thanks for reading, 

Ali 

**P.S.** An estimated 80% of doughnut shops in southern California are
owned by Cambodian refugee families. CBS News
'
Sharaf Mowjood documents some of their great, bittersweet stories. 

 

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