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THE FORUM DAILY

In his second State of the Union address
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touched briefly on border resources and a path toward citizenship for
Dreamers, people with temporary status, farmworkers and essential
workers, Rafael Bernal reports for The Hill
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Biden also touted job growth in his speech - and could have made
immigration part of that conversation too. "Job growth and immigration
reforms are directly related," our President and CEO, Jennie Murray,
said, per Sandra Sanchez of Border Report
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"The president and Congress should seize the opportunity to address
both. More legal channels for immigrants will help counter inflation,
address labor shortages and fill essential roles, from farmworkers to
tech workers." (Read our full statement here
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As Jennie notes, "The question is what happens next. ... The president
should help bring Republicans and Democrats together for these crucial
conversations." 

Today, we'll be hosting a Facebook Live
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p.m. EST with Jennie and our policy expert Larry Benenson to talk more
about the State of the Union address and why Congress needs to make
passing immigration reforms a priority this year.  

Welcome to Wednesday'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]
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**THE END OF TITLE 42** - A brief from the Department of Justice
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yesterday confirms that Title 42 will end with the lifting of the
COVID-19 public health emergency on May 11, Myah Ward reports in
POLITICO
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(Ward had earlier reported on the uncertainty
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around the policy's end.) Meanwhile, Border Patrol agents called on
Congress for more resources at the border, per Benjamin Wermund of the
Houston Chronicle
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**PREMIUM PAY** - U.S. employers are hiring migrant workers "more
quickly, at higher pay and under better working conditions" than
before to retain talent amid an extremely tight labor market in some
sectors, report Santiago Pérez and Michelle Hackman of The Wall Street
Journal
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**GREEN CARD EXPENSES** - With U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services planning to increase immigration fees, low-income immigrants,
including some green card applicants, could feel the brunt of it,
reports Juliana Kim of NPR News
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While fee waivers can help, not all applicants are eligible, and some
say the process can be long and challenging.  

**REFUGEE WELCOME** - A new States Newsroom analysis finds that
community members in several metro areas have stepped up to sponsor
thousands of Ukrainians in need of refuge, albeit temporarily, via the
Welcome Corps program, reports Ashley Murray of the Oregon Capital
Chronicle
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Meanwhile, in partnership with others, the Diocese of Sioux City
launched a new free immigration services program this week called
"Welcome," per Jared McNett of the Sioux City Journal
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Thanks for reading, 

Dan

 

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