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From Civil Beat:

President Joe Biden has endorsed legislation sponsored by Hawaii’s congressional delegation to restore access to federal benefits for tens of thousands of Micronesian migrants living in the U.S. legally under the Compacts of Free Association.

If successful, the move could save Hawaii and some Pacific Island territories, most notably Guam, tens of millions of dollars each year.

Biden’s fiscal year 2024 budget for the U.S. Department of the Interior calls for passage of the Compact Impact Fairness Act, which was first introduced in 2021 by U.S. Sen. Mazie Hirono and Hawai‘i Congressman Ed Case and refiled in March.

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