President Joe Biden followed through with his vows on the very first day of his presidential journey. He committed to “roll out a sweeping overhaul of the nation’s immigration laws.” He began with executive orders to reverse some of the Trump administration’s most controversial immigration policies.
First-Day Chief Orders
Biden instructed Congress to grant permanent status and a path to citizenship to “Dreamers,” despite the Trump administration’s challenges to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. According to The Washington Post, dreamers should be able to apply for a green card immediately.
He also ended Trump’s “Muslim travel ban,” reopening immigration and restarting visa applications for Syria, Iran, Iraq, Sudan, Libya, Somalia, Yemen, Eritrea, Nigeria, Myanmar, Kyrgyzstan, and Tanzania.
Due to another of Biden’s executive orders, the Department of Homeland Security will change its priorities for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Though the details are vague, the new policies will be “in line with our values and priorities [as Americans].”
Biden likewise decided to end the emergency declaration at the boundary to redirect cash and stop the structure of the southern line wall and kept “deferred enforcement departure” for a select gathering of Liberians until June 30, 2022.
Even though they will assist endless foreigners by facilitating their way toward citizenship, these leaders just started to expose the arrangements from Biden and VP Kamala Harris. The highlight of Biden’s authoritative proposition is an 8-year pathway to citizenship for many qualifying workers the nation over.
A Pathway to Citizenship
Suppose Biden and Harris’ arrangement endures Congress. In that case, as of January 1, 2021, immigrants in the country will acquire brief status for a long time and be qualified for a green card with a historical verification, installment of charges, and different necessities. After three years, these immigrants would have the option to apply for citizenship.
In addition to making citizenship reachable, Biden needs to address the underlying drivers of relocation from Focal America, including financial unrest and security concerns. The President’s proposition would lay out a displaced person confirmations program with various handling habitats to recognize, screen, and concede exiles into the US.
Biden has likewise promised not to expand Trump’s line wall.
“This isn’t a wall,” says a change official, “It’s a totally different methodology.”
Congress Needs to Move Forward.
Traditionalists compare Biden’s arrangements with “open boundaries.” However, in analyzing the side, Biden’s arrangement centers around the reasons for relocation, the line executives, and a way to citizenship.
With a new border enforcement plan and revisions to the legal immigration process, the Biden-Harris administration hopes to make immigration more intelligent and humane. For the administration’s plan to become a reality, however, Congress has to ‘step up.’ Biden has demonstrated his commitment to immigration reform, but executive orders can only go so far.
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