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 LATEST ANALYSIS 

• Asylum Seekers Become Political Pawns in Governors’ Transportation Stunts

  The Republican governors of Texas, Arizona, and now Florida are playing a cynical political game with the lives of migrants—including many asylum seekers fleeing persecution. Officials in these states are using taxpayer money to ship thousands of migrants to other, Democratic-leaning states and dumping them there. Read More »
   

• The Racist Origins of the Lawsuit Against Biden’s Immigration Enforcement Priorities
  
  A group of immigrant advocacy organizations filed an amicus brief in United States v. Texas last week, in which they highlight the unlawful, racist arguments behind Texas and Louisiana’s lawsuit against the Biden administration’s immigration enforcement priorities. Read More »
   

• Local Communities Commit to Welcoming Immigrant and Refugee Neighbors
  
  Last week marked the 10-year anniversary of Welcoming Week, an initiative organized by Welcoming America that encourages local communities to bring together neighbors of all backgrounds to build strong connections and affirm the importance of welcoming and inclusive places in our collective prosperity. Read More »

 FACTS YOU SHOULD KNOW  

• Arizona's undocumented students may soon get a chance to receive in-state tuition for public colleges and universities. Last week, a poll found that two out of every three Arizona voters support the measure, which will be on the ballot this November. This is a welcome shift away from the current restrictions, which bar all undocumented students from receiving scholarships and forces them to pay prohibitive out-of-state tuition rates.

  This fact sheet from the American Immigration Council highlights the importance of increasing access to higher education for young immigrants in Arizona, including its positive impact on the state's workforce.

  Read more: The Economic Benefits of Proposition 308: Expanding In-State Tuition to Arizona Dreamers

 ACROSS THE NATION  

• The American Immigration Council published a new fact sheet that highlights the crucial role immigrants in Texas are playing to help address critical workforce shortages in the healthcare field. 

  To remain competitive and address significant shortages of physicians and other healthcare workers, the Lone Star State will need to establish policies that recruit and retain local talent and give employment possibilities for immigrant residents. 

  Read more: The Growing Demand for Healthcare Workers in Texas

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 QUOTE OF THE WEEK 

“Our current [immigration] system was last updated in the 1980s. Just take a moment to think about how much has changed in that span of time. It was created in a different era to meet very different needs, not responsive to our interest as a nation—certainly not responsive to the needs of immigrant families and individuals today. It's something that we should have updated a long time ago and should certainly prioritize today...

“When it comes to immigration issues I am ever the optimist, and I certainly think there is the possibility that we can improve our system and also improve the politics—and not necessarily in that order—but we need a greater level of leadership from our champions in Washington to get to a much better place on these issues.”

– Jorge Loweree, managing director of programs at the American Immigration Council

 FURTHER READING 

• PolitiFact: What we know about DeSantis flying migrants to Martha's Vineyard. Is it legal? 
   

• USA Today: White House says Biden is 'surging' resources to help migrants at border. Is it enough? 
   

• Washington Post: Most early deportations under Title 42 were of people stopped previously
   

• ABC News: Sheriff investigates DeSantis' migrant flight as attorneys sue, claiming trip was manipulative 

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The Gateways for Growth Challenge (G4G) is a competitive opportunity for localities to receive research support and technical assistance from the American Immigration Council and Welcoming America to improve immigrant inclusion in their communities.

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