The plan is getting additional attention in the media….
The Obama/Biden admin was unsuccessful in getting Republicans to agree to Immigration reform….
The Trump admin and Republicans in Congress have worked hard to cut down and limit immigration across the Southern border and the Middle East …
Biden is not going to have an easy time getting a bill passed and will have use his executive powers to reverse some of Trump’s orders, while being careful not to encourage a resurgence of people traveling to the US/Mexico border….
Polls have shown Americans do NOT want completely open borders …
But DO want immigrants treated humanely….
The centerpiece of the plan from Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala D. Harris is the eight-year pathway, which would put millions of qualifying immigrants in a temporary status for five years and then grant them a green card once they meet certain requirements such as a background check and payment of taxes. They would be able to apply for citizenship three years later.
To qualify, immigrants must have been in the United States as of Jan. 1, a move meant to blunt any rush to the border.
Beneficiaries of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals — which granted key protections for “dreamers” — and the temporary protected status program for migrants from disaster-ravaged nations could apply for a green card immediately. The details were described by transition officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly.
The president-elect’s plan has been met with praise from pro-immigration advocates and Democratic lawmakers who have toiled to overhaul the immigration system for decades. But it also comes at a time when the Republican Party, led by President Trump, has shifted far rightward on immigration, complicating efforts at a deal that can get enough GOP support….
Oh Boy….
Any Republican I or my wife have spoken to in the 24 hours is fixated on the ‘caravan’ holding at the Mexican border from Guatemala…
This is the Obama immigration politics all over again?
A somewhat pessimistic view of the Biden immigration roll out….
How President Biden Is Changing Life For NYC-Area Immigrants..
In the opening hours of his presidency, President Biden took action to not just reverse the anti-immigrant policies of the last four years, but liberalize all aspects of a system long considered broken. Biden’s moves will have broad impact on new immigrants, long-time undocumented residents, and families with loved ones of mixed immigration status throughout the New York and New Jersey area.
Here are five ways that Biden is immediately altering the immigration system…
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President Joe Biden on Monday will reinstate the Covid-19 travel restrictions on non-US citizens who have been in Brazil, Ireland, the United Kingdom, and much of Europe, a White House official confirmed to CNN.
Biden will also extend the restrictions to travelers who have recently been to South Africa, the official said.
The step, which was first reported by Reuters, comes just one week after President Donald Trump signed an executive order lifting the restrictions on travelers from these countries effective January 26. The Biden transition team vowed at the time that the new administration would not lift the restrictions….
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