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Does Immigration Reform Have a Pulse?
Good afternoon, 

Earlier this month, Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Kyrsten Sinema
(I-AZ) floated a framework
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for legislation on border and other immigration reforms. The two
senators put together this plan to address security challenges at the
southern border while finding solutions for approximately 2 million
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Dreamers and DACA recipients. Specifically, this framework negotiates
expedited asylum processing, faster removals, temporary continuation of
Title 42, more funding for border officers, new processing centers, and
additional asylum judges to boost existing resources and measures and
tackle urgent border challenges and immigration issues.  

National security
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and faith
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leaders believe that the Tillis-Sinema agreement
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is a crucial step
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in the right direction. It is encouraging to witness ongoing
negotiations and bipartisan efforts to address immigration reform and
border security, and many of these measures would help solve
longstanding problems. But unfortunately, the plan does not seem likely
to have the necessary support from 10 Republican senators in time to
pass this Congress. If senators do not act now, it will likely be months
or even years before an opportunity like this one arises again.  

While positive conversations are taking place behind the scenes in
Congress, it seems like a Christmas miracle will be necessary
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for this deal to become law. If this crucial bipartisan agreement is
dead, the future of 2 million Dreamers will remain uncertain for months
or even years to come. And Congress will have also missed out on its
best chance to significantly increase border security. Therefore, join
me today to advocate for Dreamers <[link removed]> and push for
immigration reform <[link removed]> by urging your senators to
act now before this rare opportunity is no longer possible.  

Advocates like you are currently playing a major role in pushing
Congress to act on other urgent immigration issues such as Afghan
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farmworkers
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Therefore, the fight for meaningful immigration reforms must continue,
and we will continue to be with you on this journey. 

Stay hopeful, healthy, and committed.  

Wishing you happy holidays, 

Oula Alrifai 

Oula Alrifai 
Assistant Vice President of Field & Constituencies 
National Immigration Forum  

 
NEWS CLIPS TO NOTE:  

WASHINGTON POST: The untimely, infuriating death of the deal to save 2
million 'dreamers
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FRONTERAS: Sinema's new framework deal could help DACA recipients. It
could also extend Title 42
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BORDER REPORT: Hundreds of migrants cross border and wait to be
processed as head of DHS plans visit to El Paso
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NEWSWEEK: Over 82,000 Ukrainian Refugees 'Paroled' Into U.S.:
Immigration
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FOX NEWS: Biden admin seeks $4 billion in additional border funding,
predicts post-Title 42 border surge
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