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THE FORUM DAILY

A year ago today, Russia invaded Ukraine. The resulting migration of
Ukrainians pushed the United States to rethink its approach on refugee
policies, Bernd Debusmann Jr reports in BBC News
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About 109,000 refugees were able to find refuge and sponsorship in the
U.S. through Uniting For Ukraine
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Since then, many Ukrainians and their sponsors have formed special
bonds, creating friendships beyond the program's initial commitments,
notes Debusmann Jr. 

For USA TODAY
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Maureen Groppe dives deep into the welcome efforts of private
sponsorship and the challenges, having been designed as a temporary
program.  

Jennie weighed in on U.S. welcome efforts and the need to do more in
our latest statement
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"Congress and the Biden administration must step up efforts to offer
permanence to resettled Afghans and Ukrainians. No one should wonder
whether they could be forced to return to countries where danger remains
imminent, and displacement is likely to continue. More broadly, the
administration and Congress must continue to rebuild a robust refugee
resettlement that strengthens integration efforts and partnerships
locally, regionally and globally."   

Welcome to Friday'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]>. 

**ASYLUM RULE CONTEXT** - For solid context around the Biden
administration's proposed asylum rule, read Aaron Blake's analysis
in The Washington Post
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One key line: "As the administration has taken these steps, it has
repeatedly indicated that the lack of congressional action on
immigration has forced its hand." Meanwhile, Andrea Castillo of theLos
Angeles Times
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reports how some migrant families using the CBP One
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secure appointments for them altogether, facing the decision to split
up or wait for availability. 

**IN DEFENSE OF DREAMERS** - Yesterday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R)
announced a series of immigration-related proposals. And Sen. Rick Scott
(R) is pushing back on one that would repeal in-state tuition for
Dreamers, Mitch Perry reports in the Florida Phoenix
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a bill that I was proud to sign," Scott said. "I believe in it. I
believe that these individuals ought to have the opportunity to live in
this country. It's a bill that I would sign again today." 

**CONSTANT LIMBO** - Congress must pass the Afghan Adjustment Act to
ensure our Afghan allies are permanently protected and not living in
uncertainty, Margaret Costantino of the Center for Refugee Services
writes in an op-ed for the San Antonio Express-News
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"These are appreciative people who want to move forward with their lives
after a world-shaking catastrophe," Costantino writes. "But how can they
do this if their legal status remains in question?" 

Meanwhile, in recent local welcome: 

* High schoolers Daniel Adibi and Advaith Kollipara started the
nonprofit Refugee School Supplies
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other students get the educational support they need. (Massarah Mikati,
The Philadelphia Inquirer
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* A group of Afghan women and girls are taking weekly virtual English
classes in secret with the help of their teacher, Seth Holm of the Hun
School of Princeton. (Mary Ann Koruth, NorthJersey.com
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* In Massachusetts, the exhibit "Dil ba Dil Rah Dhara (From One Heart to
Another): The Afghan Women's Art Project" will be on display at the
New Bedford Free Public Library
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March 23. (Kathryn Gallerani, The Standard-Times
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**DIVERSE PALATE** - The owners of Boston restaurant Comfort Kitchen
want diners to think about where their food is coming from - including
"to bring awareness to immigrant food," Rupa Shenoy and Laney Ruckstuhl
of WBUR
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report. Biplaw Rai, from Nepal, and Kwasi Kwaa, from Ghana, also are
spreading awareness of the importance of immigrant labor to
restaurants. 

Thanks for reading, 

Dan 

 

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