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THE FORUM DAILY

I promise we'll get to more uplifting news, but this one's worth our
attention: Santiago Pérez and Alicia A. Caldwell of The Wall Street
Journal
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report on the record numbers of migrants dying at the U.S.-Mexico
border. The increase comes as an increasing number of migrants traverse
some of the most treacherous parts of the U.S.-Mexico border on
foot.  

"It's like a graveyard," said Maverick County Sheriff Tom Schmerber.
"I've been working on the border for almost four decades and never saw
tragedies of this magnitude."   

U.S. authorities recovered more than 890 bodies in fiscal year 2022.
Among the leading causes of death were drowning in the fast-moving Rio
Grande, falls from cliffs, and dehydration. Hundreds more people were
reported missing, Pérez and Caldwell note. 

Click through for photos and graphics, which add depth to the story.  

Separately, Alex Riggins and David Hernandez of  The San Diego
Union-Tribune
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on what happens when migrants perish. Official verification of the
identity of a migrant who has died can take days or even weeks. In the
meantime, family members often receive anonymous phone calls or turn to
Facebook for news. 

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]
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**'A HOPEFUL VISION'** - As Pope Francis met this weekend with
refugee families, he spoke of the need to expand ways for "people
escaping gravely dangerous situations in their countries to arrive
safely, legally, and with dignity in their host countries," reports
Sophie Peeters of the Vatican News
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The pope met with families who had arrived in Europe through the
"Humanitarian Corridors" initiative, which includes faith-based
organizations and governments and has helped more than 7,000 people
since its 2016 launch. 

**CALLS FOR TPS** - The Biden administration said there are "no
imminent plans" to hasten employment access for tens of thousands of
asylum seekers, report Melissa Russo and Hilary Weissman of NBC New York
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Democrats have been pushing Biden to widen the use of Temporary
Protected Status (TPS), which would exempt asylum seekers from a waiting
period for employment authorization. Meanwhile, the recent release of
222 prisoners from Nicaragua is also reigniting calls from advocates to
redesignate Nicaragua for TPS, per Armando Garcia of ABC News
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**OTHER COUNTRIES BENEFIT** - The data is convincing: Our immigration
restrictions are causing employers to move jobs abroad, contributor Brad
Polumbo writes in the Washington Examiner
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and "other countries without such restrictive immigration systems are
reaping the benefits of our foolish policies." 

**MEDICAL CARE ACCESS** - A new bill
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spearheaded by Maine House Speaker Rachel Talbot Ross (D) would remove
immigration status as a barrier to accessing MaineCare for all
income-eligible residents, reports Ari Snider of Maine Public Radio
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If it passes, "it will bring joy and relief that I can finally do the
surgeries for my eyes, also [it] will help me financially," said Hussein
Yasari, a retired imam from Iraq whose asylum case is pending. 

Thanks for reading,  

Dan 

 

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