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THE FORUM DAILY

Our new President and CEO Jennie Murray is out with a new post
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that puts the current immigration moment in clear terms: "Make no
mistake, this fall and winter will be pivotal in determining whether
Dreamers get to keep their protections, our farm workforce is brought
into the 21st century, and we tackle challenges at the border in a
constructive and humanitarian way.  

"Americans, immigrants and the U.S. economy stand to lose a lot over the
next few months if Congress fails to move immigration policy reforms
forward before the end of 2022," she continues. 

Click through to see Jennie's top three areas of urgency. 

Also new today: FWD.us is out with a poll
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indicating that majorities of voters of all political stripes support a
solution for Dreamers from Congress, paired with border security. The
findings reinforce Forum polling from August
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and February
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FWD's survey was conducted before this month's appeals court ruling
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that underscores the uncertainty for DACA recipients, not to mention
other Dreamers.  

The implications are real for people who are afraid for their future.
One is Jorge Xolapa, a filmmaker originally from Mexico who arrived to
the U.S. when he was 9 years old, as Amy Taxin reports for the
Associated Press
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"I am going to succeed, because it's not up to a paper ... but it does
give me uncertainty because at this point it's like I'm in a limbo,"
he says in an accompanying video. (For a local take, read DJ Simmons'
story in the Charlotte Observer
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Dreamers are not alone in their uncertainty: Some recipients of
Temporary Protected Status (TPS)
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face the possibility of their status running out after settlement
talks in a lawsuit collapsed Tuesday. More than 300,000 immigrants from
El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua and Nepal could lose legal protections
- and work authorization - that most have held for decades, reports
Maria Sacchetti of The Washington Post
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Congress can step in to address border challenges and, at a time of
labor volatility
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the contributions of millions of immigrants who have long contributed to
our country - agricultural workers in addition to Dreamers and
TPS recipients.  

Welcome to Thursday's edition of The Forum Daily. I'm Dan
Gordon, the Forum's strategic communications VP. If you have a story
to share from your own community, please send it to me at
[email protected]
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**MORE CHALLENGES FOR AFGHANS** - The upcoming World Cup in Qatar is
affecting the operation of evacuation flights for Afghans hoping to
resettle in the United States, a team at NBC News
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reports. Qatar plans to suspend weekly flights from Kabul to Doha, the
first stop for thousands of Afghan evacuees, and already has put
bookings on hold until January. The move seems likely to aggravate the
already significant backlog in the evacuation of our Afghan allies who
remain in danger. Separately, veterans of the U.S.-trained Afghan
special forces who remain in Afghanistan are being recruited by the
Russian military to fight in Ukraine, Lynne O'Donnell writes in
Foreign Policy
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"They are jobless and hopeless, many commandos still waiting for
resettlement in the United States or Britain, making them easy targets
for recruiters," O'Donnell writes. Thought: Let's pass the Afghan
Adjustment Act
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and get them here instead. 

**'THE DOOR SLAMMED'** - Thousands of Venezuelans are stuck on
the Mexican side of the U.S. border after being returned under Title 42
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with many now facing hunger and sleeping on the streets, Santiago Pérez
reports in The Wall Street Journal
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"We had tremendous confidence, we sold everything to get here and
suddenly the door slammed in our faces," said migrant Félix Rodríguez.
Most migrants are afraid of going back. "This situation is just going to
empower those people who want to take advantage of migrants who are
trying to realize their American dream," said migrant Luis Conde. The
photos are worth a look - as are those by Omar Ornelas of the El Paso
Times
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showing a migrants' camp on the banks of the Rio Bravo River. 

**PERCEPTIONS **- In a new study
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analyzes local media outlets' coverage of immigrant communities and
their influence on audience perception of immigrants, with North
Carolina as a case study. "Local journalism is more important than ever
in understanding immigrant communities," said co-author Liz Robbins of
Define American. The overview
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with key findings and recommendations is worth a look to start.
Separately, a new poll suggests that a third of Americans hold beliefs
that are in line with "Great Replacement Theory," reports Ryan Mancini
of MassLive
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"Grappling with immigration policy will continue to be among the most
challenging tasks for political leadership," said Raymond La Raja,
associate director of the poll and a political science professor at the
University of Massachusetts Amherst. "There is no dodging the strong
emotions that drive people's politics on this issue."  

**PROCESSING MISTAKES** - During fiscal year 2022, 1 of every 6 cases
in U.S. Immigration Court was thrown out because Border Patrol agents
did not file requisite Notices to Appear, according to an analysis by
the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC)
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exceedingly wasteful of the Court's time," the report reads. "It is
also problematic for the immigrant (and possibly their attorney) if they
show up at hearings only to have the case dismissed by the Immigration
Judge." 

**SOMETHING POSITIVE** - To end on a brighter (if hunger-inducing)
note - read Deanna Pan's piece in the Boston Globe
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on the legacy of Chinese restaurant Kowloon, "a testament to one
family's ingenuity and drive when all the odds were stacked against
them." 

Thanks for reading, 

Dan  

 

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