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THE FORUM DAILY

A day before the State of the Union, Vice President Kamala Harris
announced
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more than $950 million in additional private-sector investment in
Central America to address root causes of migration, reports Michael D.
Shear of The New York Times
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The money from 10 corporations adds to about $3 billion previously
announced and will "support farmers, create textile jobs and invest in
telecommunications and other industries" in Guatemala, Honduras and El
Salvador, Shear writes. 

Success may not be rapid, as some of the participating companies
themselves note. And changing the narratives around migration in these
countries is about more than spending money, of course. But the
announcement is a positive step. 

In another sign that immigration is likely to be part of tonight's
address, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipient Mitzi
Colin Lopez will be among First Lady Jill Biden's guests, Jonathan
Tamari reports in The Philadelphia Inquirer
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Welcome to Tuesday's edition of The Forum Daily. I'm Dan
Gordon, the Forum's strategic communications VP, and the great Forum
Daily team also includes Dynahlee Padilla-Vasquez, Clara Villatoro and
Katie Lutz. If you have a story to share from your own community, please
send it to me at [email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>.  

'WE NEED THE LABOR' - Immigrants are helping fill labor gaps, but
tackling growing visa backlogs remains critical, per Lydia DePillis of
The New York Times
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"[W]e're seeing a drop in permanent visas and an increase in temporary
ones," said Al Flores, restaurant owner and the general counsel at a
group of Tex-Mex restaurants in the Houston area. "At some point those
folks have to move on, sometimes to other countries where there's more
open arms. And that's tough for us, because we need the labor." 

**FOOD INSECURITY** - The shrinking immigrant workforce also is
affecting farmers in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, reports Lisa Scheid
of LNP/Lancaster Online
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"I see this as a food security issue," said Lisa Graybeal, co-owner of
Graywood Farms and an advocate for agricultural visa reforms.  

LEGAL JEOPARDY - Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)
recipients are expressing their frustration as they face legal threats
both new and ongoing, Justo Robles reports for The Guardian
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"I can't plan ahead because my future consists of judges'
decisions," said Areli Hernandez. Meanwhile, Erin Snodgrass of Insider
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reports on the saga of Jaime Avalos, a DACA recipient who is now stuck
in Mexico. 

OUR COMMITMENT - A clear pathway to permanent residency for Afghan
evacuees is urgent, advocates Amy Marden and Timothy "Tito" Torres write
in an op-ed for The Hill
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"If we fail to advocate for durable pathways for our most trusted
allies, many may be less than a year from deportation," Marden and
Torres write. "[I]f Congress adopts a policy to support Afghan [special
operations forces], it will signal to the world that the U.S. honors its
commitments to allies." 

MPP DEVELOPMENTS - The Mexican government said Monday that it opposes
the potential restart of the Migrant Protections Protocols (MPP),
otherwise known as "Remain in Mexico," reports Kylie Madry of Reuters
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In December, a judge blocked President Biden's attempt to end the
program after a group of states filed a lawsuit. 

Thanks for reading, 

Dan

 

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