"Americans are looking for border and immigration solutions from Democrats and Republicans this year," our President and CEO Jennie Murray said in our press statement yesterday. "With legislation already drafted, the current Congress can secure our country, help counter inflation, offer greater certainty to employers, and offer certainty to our Afghan allies."  

Stephen Dinan in The Washington Times and Alyssa Aquino in Law360 have more on what might lie ahead in Congress, including on bills that would help Dreamers, farmers and farmworkers, and our Afghan allies. 

A reminder that we're sending an abbreviated version of The Forum Daily this week, and no edition Thursday. 

Here’s what else we’re reading today: 

PROPOSITION 308 — This is a big win: Arizona voters passed Proposition 308, which will allow undocumented students there to pay in-state tuition at state colleges and universities. (Rafael Carranza, The Arizona Republic) 

VOTERS — A national exit poll of more than 5,000 Latino voters in 11 states highlights what drove them to vote during the midterms, Marcela García writes in her Boston Globe column. Note to both parties: Outreach matters. And in a story that has more to do with immigration than it appears at first glance, Jonathan Weisman and Katie Glueck of The New York Times report on the support for moderation from voters more broadly in key states and districts.  

FAMILY REUNIFICATION — The Biden administration published an Afghan family reunification guide Monday to help Afghans reunite with their family members still stuck abroad. But a form needed to help most eligible Afghans apply is still in the works (Austin Landis, Spectrum News 1). Elsewhere, The Bangor Daily News editorial board calls for Congress to enable a certain path to permanent residency for Afghan evacuees.  

‘RELATIONSHIPS CHANGE EVERYTHING’ — In an op-ed for the Cincinnati Enquirer, the Rev. Henry Zorn, pastor at Lutheran Church of the Resurrection, emphasizes the dichotomy between biblical teachings and the demonization of immigrants. "[I]mmigrants are children of God and bear God’s Spirit, just like us," Zorn writes. "Relationships change everything."  

BORDER DATA — Border encounters of Venezuelans were lower in October, but overall migrant arrivals remained high, with large numbers of Cubans and Nicaraguans arriving. (Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News) 

Thanks for reading,  

Dan