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THE FORUM DAILY

In what is becoming a biannual tradition, Sens. Dick Durbin (D-Illinois)
and Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) introduced the Dream Act of 2023
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Thursday, reports Justine McDaniel reports in The Washington Post
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(Our top-notch policy team was on it, with a summary of the new bill
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by Friday afternoon.)  

As in the past, the bill would protect Dreamers, immigrants who were
brought to the U.S. as children - including about 600,000 current
recipients of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). This
year's bill is even more urgent than past versions because DACA is
under imminent threat in the courts. As Jennie said Friday
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"DACA's days are numbered. Congress must act quickly." 

A friendly reminder that in our most recent polling
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73% of registered voters, including 70% of self-identified
conservatives, said they supported prompt legislative action that would
provide a permanent solution for Dreamers, in addition to strengthening
border security and meeting farm workforce needs.  

The bill's introduction is a start, and there's every reason for
Congress to move it forward.  

Welcome to Monday's edition of The Forum Daily. Congrats to the
Kansas City Chiefs
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- what a game. 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]>. 

**JANUARY NUMBERS** - Border data
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for January is out, and migrant arrests between ports of entry were the
lowest in almost two years, Suzanne Monyak reports in Roll Call
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The drop in total encounters between December and January was 40%. In a
new paper
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our colleague Arturo Castellanos-Canales analyzes why migration from
Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua has been increasing.   

**MIGRANT TRANSPORT, CONTINUED** - Florida lawmakers passed a bill
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that would make it easier for the state to transport migrants elsewhere
within the U.S. reports Adam Edelman of ABC News
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The bill would provide further cover to Gov. Ron DeSantis' (R) efforts
to fly migrants to Democratic-led cities and states, which started last
year. 

**TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS** - On Friday, the 9th Circuit Court of
Appeals agreed to revisit a case that could determine the future for TPS
recipients from El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua and
Sudan, reports Camilo Montoya-Galvez of CBS News
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Related: 272 advocacy organizations sent a letter to President Biden
asking that he redesignate TPS for Nicaragua, reports Syra Ortiz-Blanes
of the Miami Herald
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**'BEACON OF HOPE'** - A group from Stoughton, Wisconsin, has
established its own resettlement assistance program to support Ukrainian
refugees, reports Tony Galli of WKOW
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"I feel safe," said Liliia Nialka, who has since resettled there. "I
feel happy." Jennie told Galli that this kind of initiative "allows us
to be a beacon of hope for those fleeing for safety and for a better
life." 

Thanks for reading, 

Dan

 

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