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Biden Immigration Move Impacts Over 500K

Biden Immigration Move Impacts Over 500K

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James Kratch
October 07, 2024

Good Monday morning. Today is the one-year anniversary of Hamas' Oct. 7 attack on Israel; federal law enforcement has warned of potential violence nationwide as the war in Gaza and military operations elsewhere in the Middle East continue.

In Today’s Brief

Florida: Another hurricane
Samoa: Environmental fear
Harris: Making the rounds
Jobs report: Big growth
College football: Upsets galore

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1) No extension

A decision by President Joe Biden's administration will impact the immigration status of over 500K legal migrants in the U.S.

The news: CHNV -- a temporary program implemented to grant parole to migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela -- will not be renewed. About 530K migrants have entered the country by air since the program started in 2022, but the two-year parole grant windows will begin to expire in the coming weeks.
The purpose: CHNV was established to curb illegal migration surges at the southern border and let people who may have humanitarian claims into the country in an orderly manner. Participants must have a sponsor in the U.S., be screened and vetted and meet vaccination requirements.
Take note: This does not mean the Biden Administration is deporting over 500K people. CHNV participants may be eligible to remain in the country under other immigration benefits or programs such as Temporary Protective Status -- a program former President Donald Trump has said he will end if re-elected. Most of the Haitian immigrants in the flashpoint city of Springfield, Ohio, are in the country under TPS; Venezuelans are also eligible.
Big picture: Migrants from Afghanistan and Ukraine will not be impacted. The news comes as Biden's administration -- and Vice President Kamala Harris as she campaigns for the Oval Office -- have begun to move toward more restrictive immigration policies and proposals, a signal Democrats realize Republicans are winning the political battle over the border.

2) Deep dive

A push to map the bottom of the Great Lakes is gaining steam.

Take note: Lakes Erie, Huron, Michigan, Ontario and Superior contain over 20% of the world's surface fresh water by volume. But very little is established about what lies below.
The news: An initiative called the Great Lakes Observing System wants to map the entirety of the lakes' bottoms. Experts say the process will locate hundreds of shipwrecks and infrastructure and outline topographical features. Only a fraction of the lakes' bottoms have been mapped; those surveys happened decades ago.
The benefits: GLOS leader Jennifer Boehme said thorough mapping will help ships avoid underwater hazards. It would also identify fisheries, account for erosion, flooding models and other issues related to climate change.
Big picture: Mapping technology has improved in recent years, scientists have had success with similar projects along the Florida coast and the Gulf of Mexico and a bill dedicated $200M to Great Lakes mapping was presented in Congress. But the lakes cover over 94K square miles, a colossal challenge regardless of resources.

3) On the nose

Oklahoma's controversial plan to mandate Bibles in public schools has raised new ethics questions.

Catch up: State Superintendent Ryan Walters ordered school districts to begin using the Bible in their Grades 5-12 curriculum; he also mandated the text must be in every public classroom. The move has sparked protests from civil rights groups and lawsuits alleging it violates the U.S. Constitution; some districts have also pushed back.
The latest: Oklahoma's Department of Education is taking bids for a $3M contract to buy 55K Bibles. Walters is now facing allegations of establishing extremely rigid requirements so that only Bibles with ties to former President Trumpcould match the criteria. The state is specifying a King James version of the Bible that also contains several U.S. government documents such as the Declaration of Independence -- all overlap with the Trump-endorsed God Bless the USA Bible sold by singer Lee Greenwood.
Big picture: Walters is a Trump supporter; the state rejected claims of impropriety with the bidding process, but several experts said it may violate state law. Beyond the order's constitutionality, there are also questions of whether Walters violated state law with it. Trump reportedly earned $300K in royalties for endorsing Greenwood's bible while Walters is one of several state officials who have pushed the line on separation of church and state with laws involving religious texts in schools.

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U.S. News

Another major storm is headed toward Florida. Hurricane Milton could reach Category 4 strength before making landfall; it is expected to hit the state's west coast on Wednesday and could impact Tampa (More)
A Frontier Airlines jet appeared to catch fire during a rough landing in Las Vegas. The flight declared an emergency when smoke was detected during its descent; all 190 passengers and seven crew members exited by the plane's stairs after the blaze was extinguished (More)
Former New York Gov. David Patterson and his stepson -- the son of Guardian Angels founder Curtis Sliwa -- were the victims of a "gang assault" incident in Manhattan. The attack was reportedly after a disagreement over people climbing a fire escape; both men were hospitalized but have since been released (More)

World News

Samoa said an oil spill from a New Zealand navy ship is "highly probable." The Kiwi ship caught fire and sank off the coast of the Pacific island nation with a significant amount of fuel aboard; all 75 people on board were rescued (More)
Tunisian President Kais Saied won re-election after his top opponent was recently imprisoned. The 66-year-old strongman seized total control of the government in 2021 after winning his first term; exit polls claimed he received over 89% of the vote with just 28% turnout (More)
President Biden said he would not support Israeli airstrikes on Iranian oil facilities. The White House has said it is OK with Israel using military force against Iran, but it must be measured and aim to avoid expanding the Middle East conflict (More)

Campaign News

Vice President Kamala Harris will be interviewed on 60 Minutes tonight to headline a week of national media appearances. Former President Trump did not grant an interview to the CBS newsmagazine; Harris will also appear on The View and sit down with radio host Howard Stern, among other appearances (More)
Trump rallied at the Pennsylvania site of the July 13 assassination attempt against him. Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance and Tesla CEO Elon Musk also appeared at the event in Butler; the Secret Service enacted enhanced security protocols andTrump spoke behind bulletproof glass (More)
JP Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon denied he endorsed Trump. The former president said he "knew nothing" about a post on his Truth Social account that claimed the support; Dimon has said he will not make an endorsement this cycle (More)

Business & Markets

Major indexes closed higher on Friday. The Dow Jones jumped over 300 points after a stronger-than-expected September jobs report beat expectations (Dow +0.81%, Nasdaq +1.22%, S&P 500 +0.90% | More)
Boeing and its largest union will resume contract negotiations today. About 33K West Coast factory workers have been picketing for weeks, halting production of several of the aerospace giant's jets amid the company's run of corporate struggles (More)
Vista Outdoors will sell itself in parts for a combined $3.3B. Kinetic, its ammunition division, was bought by Czechoslovak Group; the Revelyst sporting goods operation went to Strategic Value Partners (More)

Entertainment & Sports

Vanderbilt upset No. 1 Alabama to highlight a wild weekend of college football upsets. No. 4 Tennessee, No. 9 Missouri, No. 10 Michigan and No. 11 USC also lost; Texas is now the nation's top-ranked team (More)
The Princess Diaries 3 is currently in development. Actress Anne Hathaway announced the film on social media, confirming she will reprise her Mia Thermopolis role over 20 years after the last installment in the series (More)
Bravo is planning a reality television show centered on the wives and girlfriends of Kansas City Chiefs players. Brittany Mahomes and Taylor Swift will not be part of the project; filming around the NFL families has reportedly already begun (More)

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