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THE FORUM DAILY

Devoted to supporting as many migrants as they can, several faith groups
and leaders in Miami are continuing to help those seeking refuge at
their congregations. But with limited space and resources - and a
growing need - they are now calling for reinforcements, reports
Giovanna Dell'Orto of the Associated Press
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Federal immigration reforms providing migrants with permanent legal
status and work permits could help. 

"The Lord says to welcome the stranger. It's the saddest thing, the
quantity of people who come and we can't help them," said the Rev.
David Monduy, Iglesia Rescate's senior pastor.  

"Jesus also was a migrant," added Sister Consuelo Gómez, who with her
network continues to help newcomers find jobs and decent housing. "We
try to help so that they can get ahead on their own." 

Beyond providing food, clothing, and some housing relief, some churches
have held information sessions to help migrants understand their legal
options and new immigration policies, in addition to building community
through faith. 

Welcome to Monday'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]>. 

**'I HAVE NO WORDS'** - A 13-year-old girl was among the 27 minors
hired to clean a Nebraska meatpacking house, and now her family faces
child-abuse charges and potential deportation, report Maria Sacchetti
and Lauren Kaori Gurley of The Washington Post
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The contractor that hired the minors has paid a civil fine but to date
has faced no criminal charges. "I have no words," the girl's mother
said last month after police led her husband away in handcuffs for
violating state child labor laws by driving the young girl to work. Our
take: Accountability must extend to the government
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as well as hirers - not just families trying to make a living.  

**THREE THOUSAND MILES** - For The New Yorker
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Stephania Taladrid chronicles a large Venezuelan family's 3,000-mile
journey to New York City from Colombia, traversing the dangerous Darién
Gap jungle and five other countries on foot and by car. Among the family
are Alexis and Yenis, who plan to stay in the city, with Alexis finding
work as a line cook at a Dominican restaurant in Brooklyn. Don't miss
the powerful photographs by Oscar B. Castillo, either. 

**ASYLUM LIMITS** - Some immigration experts and officials continue to
raise questions about the recently proposed asylum rule
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Hamed Aleaziz of the Los Angeles Times
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Among the concerns are how the limitation stresses

**where** asylum seekers are making their claims as opposed to the
merits of their cases, as Stephanie Leutert, director of the Central
America and Mexico Policy Initiative at The University of Texas Austin,
notes. For more on the impact of the potential rule on migrants, see
Michelle Hackman and Eric Bazail-Eimil's reporting in The Wall Street
Journal
<[link removed]>. 

**PROTECTING ALL AFGHANS** - The U.S. and global democratic allies
must do more to help Afghanistan under Taliban rule, writes Dr. David
Curry, president and CEO of Global Christian Relief, in an op-ed for
Religion News Service
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"We cannot forget the resilient people of Afghanistan who are suffering
under this terrible, oppressive regime. Afghan Christians continue to
find ways to circumvent
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the Taliban to live out their faith. The world should find a way for all
Afghans to live in freedom - now." 

Thanks for reading, 

Dan  

**P.S.** Attention fans of American history and/or a certain hip-hop
musical: D.C.'s Immigrant Food devotes its latest "Think Table"
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