Title 42 expiration sparks concerns over border migration influx.

A group of Democratic senators, led by Majority Whip Dick Durbin, have urged President Biden to allow states to sponsor noncitizens for work authorization in certain industries to expand the workforce. The senators noted that the US is facing major workforce shortages in multiple industries, and economists believe that two years of lost immigration amid the COVID-19 pandemic is responsible for almost half of the workers who are missing from the labor force. They added that congressional action to provide pathways to citizenship is “long overdue” but unlikely to happen in time to address the workforce needs.