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THE FORUM DAILY

The Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas
discussed immigration policy with Latino Senate Democrats on Tuesday,
ahead of the potential Title 42 lift and other pandemic-related
restrictions, reports Suzanne Monyak of Roll Call
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Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez of New Jersey,
described the meeting as "positive, constructive conversation about a
wide range of issues in the immigration space that we feel that the
administration should be considering." 

Sen. Alex Padilla of California, chair of the Judiciary Committee's
immigration panel, and Sens. Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada and Ben
Ray Luján of New Mexico were also part of the conversation.  

It was the first time this calendar year that Mayorkas had met in-person
with the four Congressional Hispanic Caucus senators, notes Monyak.  

Meanwhile, the 5th Circuit paused the administration's appeal of a
district court injunction that would officially end Title 42 that same
day, reports Britain Eakin of Law360
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Related to the border, Peter Svarzbein, former El Paso city councilman,
offers a reflection for CNN
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about what it means to be part of one of the largest binational
communities in the world - El Paso and Ciudad Juárez.  He
underscores how "the border is a blessing for people on both sides." 

My colleagues, Dynahlee
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Thea
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and Oula
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wrote similar reflections about the beauty and welcome of this place
last year - the wonderful people that make it up - and the
bipartisan, meaningful solutions needed to move forward.  

Welcome to Wednesday's edition of The Forum Daily. I'm Clara
Villatoro, the Forum's strategic communications manager, and the
great Forum Daily team also includes Dynahlee Padilla-Vasquez 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]>. 

**TEXAS TALENT** - A new report by the nonprofit American Immigration
Council
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shows that workforce shortages in Texas could be filled by immigrant
workers, reports Sandra Sanchez of Border Report
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"For Texas to remain competitive and address critical shortages of
physicians and other healthcare workers, it will be crucial to implement
policies that not only attract and retain global talent that is
complementary to the U.S.-born workforce, but that also build career
pathways for immigrants who already call the state home," per the
report. 

**TPS PENDING** - The fate of 300,000 migrants from El Salvador,
Honduras, Nicaragua, and Nepal "is in the hands of the Biden
administration after a federal appeals court in San Francisco withdrew a
2020 ruling that had upheld President Donald Trump's deportation
order," reports Bob Egelko of the San Francisco Chronicle
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In November 2022, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services extended
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Temporary Protected Status to current recipients from those countries
through June 2024, but a permanent solution is still pending. 

**UKRAINIAN AID** - The U.N.'s humanitarian aid and refugee agencies
announced Wednesday that they are seeking $5.6 billion to support
millions of people internally displaced in Ukraine, in light of
Russia's invasion almost a year ago, reports Jamey Keaten of the
Associated Press
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The funds would also aid other countries who have offered refuge to
Ukrainians who fled.  

**FINDING REFUGE** - Migrant shelters supported by the Christian
network Fellowship Southwest <[link removed]> are
offering refuge to asylum seekers, especially women and children fleeing
cartel violence, reports Jeff Brumley of the Baptist News Global
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"This is the safest we have felt. We are a long way from home," said a
Colombian woman who has a 5-year-old son. 

Thanks for reading, 

Clara  

 

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