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THE FORUM DAILY

How is President Biden's proposed new asylum rule
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different from President Trump's original transit ban? Rebecca Santana
of the Associated Press
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explores this question as part of an explainer on the proposal. 

One notable difference: People were automatically ineligible for asylum
under Trump's ban. The Biden administration's proposal would allow
some exceptions, though many advocates say they're too limited. 

The Biden administration has also touted that the rule is meant to be
temporary and that there are other pathways for some migrants. Both are
true. But the bottom line is that seeking asylum, no matter how one
enters the country, is legal under U.S. and international law. The
proposed rule would block some would-be asylum seekers from accessing
that right. 

Welcome to Thursday'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]>.  

**REVIVE BIPARTISAN REFORMS** - Business leaders Ted Maxwell and Todd
Sanders analyze the need for long-lasting, bipartisan immigration
reforms in an op-ed for the Arizona Republic
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The authors urge Congress to return to the late 2022 proposal from Sens.
Kyrsten Sinema (I-Arizona) and Thom Tillis (R-North Carolina). "The
Sinema-Tillis deal laid out a thoughtful foundation to advancing
numerous commonsense solutions critically needed for our country,
economy and workforce," they write. 

**MEETING CRITICAL NEEDS** - New research
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by economics professor Madeline Zavodny shows how "[i]mmigrants boost
economic growth, employment growth and economic dynamism through their
contributions to the workforce, entrepreneurial activities and purchases
of goods and services," Stuart Anderson writes in Forbes
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(The National Foundation for American Policy, which Anderson directs,
published the study.) Separately, a new National Bureau of Economic
Research study
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underscores that increasing immigration can help the U.S. fill critical
nursing roles while improving nursing home care quality, per Jessica R.
Towhey of McKnight's
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**1 MILLION** - Data published yesterday show that almost 1 million
people applied for asylum in the European Union in 2022, excluding more
than 4 million Ukrainians who were granted a special temporary
protection there, reports Renata Brito of the Associated Press
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The continued lifting of COVID-19 travel restrictions, growing food
insecurity, and conflicts in various parts of the world are among the
reasons for the numbers. Speaking of Ukraine and global migration:
Here's our statement
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upon the one-year anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, homing
in on the need to improve welcome efforts. 

**A WIN** - Minnesota's Driver's Licenses for All bill - which
would allow undocumented residents to apply for driver's licenses -
passed in the state Senate yesterday, per Hibah Ansari of the Sahan
Journal
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Gov. Tim Walz (D) said he is willing to sign the bill into law, which is
on its way to his desk. The law would go into effect by Oct. 1.  

**BACK HOME** - Thanks to community leadership and legal efforts, DACA
recipient Jaime Avalos was able to reunite with his family after being
stuck in Mexico for six months, report Michelle Homer and Marcelino
Benito of KHOU
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"This case gives us reason to understand that there are families that
are involved [in the border issues] and families are suffering," Houston
Rep. Al Green said.   

Thanks for reading, 

Dan 

**P.S.** Read Daily drafter extraordinaire Dynahlee Padilla-Vasquez's
touching reflection
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migrant named Willy during a border visit in the fall. Also worth a
read: Pastor Ronald W. Waters' report for The Brethren Church
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on a recent event on refugees and immigration at Beacon of Hope
Community Church in Louisville, Ohio. 

 

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