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THE FORUM DAILY

One of the solutions to solving the current labor shortage is to
increase our workforce by turning to undocumented workers who are
already in the U.S., Kristian Ramos writes for Salon
.  

To do that "... we must provide a path for immediate legal status to the
11 million undocumented workers who already here - and offer them a
path to citizenship," writes Ramos. Large majorities of American adults,
including conservatives, moderates and liberals (77%), want Democrats
and Republicans to work together "this year on immigration reforms on
reforms that could help lower food prices by ensuring a legal, reliable
workforce for America's farmers and ranchers," per our recent poll
.  

"We are at our best when we adopt a growth mindset - one that allows
people who are drawn to our country to help grow the economy and pay
into the system, and to do so with dignity and the ability to
participate fully in American life. ... Now is the time to create
greater opportunity for all, rebuild our country and honor and integrate
those who are already here, and who have become American in every way
but their documentation," concludes Ramos. 

Just yesterday, a diverse coalition of businesses sent a letter

to Congress to pass bipartisan immigration reforms that would address
labor shortages, supply chain challenges, food security concerns and
inflation by providing permanent protections for Dreamers, the
agricultural workforce and other workers. 

Welcome to Friday's edition of The Forum Daily.  I'm Becka
Wall, the Forum's digital communications VP. If you have a story to
share from your own community, please send it to me at
[email protected] .  

**MIGRANTS AT MARTHA'S VINEYARD** - When Florida Gov. Ron
DeSantis (R) unexpectedly sent two private planes of nearly 50 migrants
to Martha's Vineyard on Wednesday, the island's residents sprang
into action to help, report Janelle Nanos and Brittany Bowker of the
Boston Globe
.
Residents helped gather and distribute food and water and aided others
with medical care, while vans transported migrants to the community
services center for additional support. "None of them wanted to come to
Martha's Vineyard. They've never heard of Martha's Vineyard. This
was a political move," said Lisa Belcastro, who runs a homeless shelter
on the island. Meanwhile, a 27-year-old Venezuelan migrant was allegedly
misled about the true intent of the initiative, and paid to help recruit
migrants from outside San Antonio migrant resource to fill the flight,
per San Antonio Report
's
Raquel Torres. Today, high-level Biden officials are expected to meet
and discuss "'litigation options'" in response to GOP
governors continuing "to transport unauthorized immigrants from the
border to other parts of the country," reports Stef W. Kight of Axios
.
As we noted yesterday, these are human beings seeking protection. They
deserve to be treated with respect and dignity, not as pawns in a
political stunt. 

**47 PERCENT** - Almost half of asylum seekers in the U.S. returned to
Mexico under the Migrant Protection Protocols, or "Remain-in-Mexico"
program, said they'd been abused by local officials, per a new Human
Rights First report
 released
Thursday, reports Maya Averbuch of Bloomberg
.
The report reviewed 2,688 interviews of asylum seekers conducted
between January and August. "Most of the migrants were from Latin
America, and 47% said they'd been robbed or extorted by Mexican
government officials, including immigration agents and security forces,"
writes Averbuch. Yet, as she notes, Mexican President Andres Manuel
Lopez insisted that his government doesn't tolerate corruption nor
abuse by security forces.  

**DREAMS BEYOND LEGAL STATUS** -Entrepreneurship is one way immigrants
can achieve their dreams in the absence of legal status permitting them
to apply to formal jobs. For The Los Angeles Times
,
Cindy Carcamo features entrepreneur, Alessandro Negrete, who did not
qualify for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) protections a
decade ago, pushing him to look for alternative opportunities. He is now
a communications strategy consultant at his very own company, Alessandro
Advisors. Negrete is among the nearly 820,000 entrepreneurs without
legal status in the country, according to a study by the New American
Economy
.
Like him, some young undocumented immigrants are forming limited
liability companies or pursuing freelance careers, given the uncertainty
of the pending DACA rule, Carcamo notes. 

**HEALTH CARE SOLUTIONS** - Increasing immigration can help address
critical labor shortages, especially in the senior living health care
industry, reports Kimberly Bonvissuto of McKnights Senior Living
.
Immigrants should be able "to make a career, a good living and a
difference in their own lives and the lives of others," wrote American
Seniors Housing Association President and CEO David Schless in a recent
statement for the record to the Senate Judiciary subcommittee. "Senior
living plays a significant role in the greater healthcare system, and
these workers are key to maintaining the health and well-being of the
residents they serve, thereby reducing the need for more critical
services or hospitalization." One of our policy experts, Dan Kosten,
wrote a paper last May

about how and why immigrants are needed to help care for the aging U.S.
population. 

**LITTLE AMAL IN NY** - Little Amal, which means "hope" in Arabic, is
a 10-year-old Syrian girl - and refugee puppet - who has traveled
throughout Europe, meeting "a million people on her quest to find safety
and a better life," writes Amir Nizar Zuabi, playwright, director and
organizer of the Little Amal project ,
for The New York Times
.
And she just arrived in New York City Wednesday, ready to be welcomed.
"For me, what Amal brings to New York - its communities, institutions,
artists and children - is a beautiful mixture of sensitivity and
resistance," notes Zuabi. "Or, more precisely, resilience through
vulnerability. She invites us to remember the big idea on which the city
was built. And what the city still aspires to." 

Thanks for reading, 

Becka 

P.S. Our new video on how you can identify the Great Replacement Theory

when it shows up in the news or media is a must-watch. For more on the
background of this dangerous ideology - and how to push back against
it - see our paper

on the topic.  

 

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