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THE FORUM DAILY

Our hearts go out to the families of victims killed in Saturday's mass
shooting in Buffalo, New York, a racist act of violence committed by a
white supremacist who subscribed to the extremely dangerous Great
Replacement Theory. 

As more details of the horrific event emerge, we wanted to share our
comprehensive resource

on this theory, its origins and how it relates to immigration. We also
have an Only in America podcast episode

on how to combat the spread of this racist theory. 

As Matt Shuham of Talking Points Memo

reports, Great Replacement Theory has unfortunately "been inspiring
shooters

and bolstering Republicans

for years." With this xenophobic theory making its way into the
mainstream media - and amplified by people like Tucker Carlson -
it's going to take a dedicated, nimble approach to stop the spread of
this theory and end the violence that comes with it.     

"In sometimes more muted forms, the fear it crystallizes - of a future
America in which white people are no longer the numerical majority -
has become a potent force in conservative media and politics, where the
theory has been borrowed and remixed to attract audiences, retweets and
small-dollar donations," Nicholas Confessore and Karen Yourish write for
The New York Times
. 

Charles Passy of MarketWatch

and Jennifer Graham of the Deseret News

further explain the connection between the theory and the tragic
shooting. For more on how the theory works and how it's gotten so
popular, see David Lauter's piece in the Los Angeles Times

and Philip Bump's analysis for The Washington Post
. 

"The community, they don't really want a lot of this kind of
attention. They don't need the camera crews," Tyrell Ford, lead
community organizer of VOICE Buffalo, told Documented's

Rebecca Davis of Buffalo residents. "They want to have the ability to
heal and grieve and to get the mental health counseling and trauma
services that they need. That's what they really want at this time:
time to understand what has happened." 

And as artist Haruka Aoki reminds us in her new comic

honoring Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month: "Whenever
there is news of a marginalized community being attacked, a lot of our
BIPOC and LGBTQ+ friends and colleagues feel scared. Remember, you can
reach out to them with love, support, and tenderness." 

Welcome to Tuesday's edition of The Forum Daily. I'm Joanna
Taylor, Senior Communications Manager at the Forum. If you have a story
to share from your own community, please send it to me at
[email protected] .  

COURT DECISION - The Supreme Court is now limiting the review of
factual disputes in immigration cases, Ariane de Vogue reports for CNN
.
The decision comes as a recent court case ruled against Pankajkumar S.
Patel, an Indian citizen who accidentally "checked a box on a driver's
license renewal application falsely maintaining that he was a U.S.
citizen." Although the charges for the false statement were dropped,
because of the error, he and his family are now subject to deportation,
despite living in the U.S for years. "Today, the Court holds that a
federal bureaucracy can make an obvious factual error, one that will
result in an individual's removal from this county, and nothing can be
done about it," Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote in his dissent, noting that
the ruling will have "dire consequences for countless lawful
immigrants."  

**FALSE PRETENSES** - Senate Republicans are "threatening to withhold
votes for funds that would aid COVID-19 prevention and treatment" unless
an amendment is voted on that would continue Title 42
,
Fox News political analyst Juan Williams writes in an op-ed for The Hill
.
If the GOP really cared about immigration, he writes, "they'd fix the
problem" by advocating for real solutions. "What is clear as the years
go by is that the GOP hardliners on immigration don't have better
ideas for immigration reform. They have no inspired thoughts about
border security beyond the wall that Trump promised and never fully
built," Williams writes. And "[w]ith Republicans potentially taking
control of the House and Senate after the midterms, the only foreseeable
opening for reform is now." 

BORDER REFORMS - For more on why Title 42 isn't the answer to our
border challenges, Alisa Reznick of KJZZ's Fronteras Desk

turns to policy recommendations from Sheriff David Hathaway of Santa
Cruz County, Arizona, a member of the Law Enforcement Immigration Task
Force . "My colleagues at the border need bolstered
procedures and infrastructure to properly and humanely process all types
of entry claims at the border," writes Sheriff Hathaway in an op-ed for
the Arizona Republic
.
"... As a sheriff on the border, I'm among those who are desperately
looking for bold leaders who are ready to understand and seek solutions
that improve our border infrastructure and policies this year."
Meanwhile, migrants in Yuma, Arizona, who fled their home countries

are uncertain of their future as they continue to wait for the Title 42
lift, per KYMA
's
Adam Klepp.  

HELPING REFUGEES - For the Journal-Courier
,
David Blanchette tells the incredible story of longtime Jacksonville,
Illinois, resident Jennifer Smith, whose Coast Guard experience, faith,
and call for helping others have taken her all around the world to help
refugees. "My primary purpose is to meet their spiritual needs. I can
meet your physical needs, but if there's nothing after that, people
are in desperation," said Smith, a Disaster Response Team member for
Samaritan's Purse. "But if we meet both, we provide them with what
they need right at that moment." 

On local welcome: 

* Military veteran Ben Johnson and other members of The Net Church in
Huntsville, Alabama, sponsored an Afghan family to help them "achieve
their American dream." (Samson Tamijani, WHNT
) 

* Sara Dance Center in Sarasota, Florida, hosted a ballroom dance event
to raise funds for Ukrainian war relief last weekend. (Earle Kimel,
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
) 

Thanks for reading, 

Joanna  

 

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