As President-elect Joe Biden plans to launch his agenda for immigration reform as soon as Inauguration Day, those who would be most affected are cautiously optimistic after years of waiting.
Biden to announce plan to legalize all undocumented and give path to citizenship
There are roughly 20,000 undocumented Irish immigrants in the United States, according to estimates.
Joe Biden plans to introduce a sweeping immigration reform bill when he takes office next week. Getty
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President-elect Joe Biden is set to announce a bold and sweeping immigration reform bill as soon as he enters office on Wednesday that will give 11 million undocumented immigrants a pathway to citizenship, including more than 20,000 undocumented Irish.Â
Biden plans to immediately push the legislation through following Wednesday s inauguration and met with immigrant advocacy groups on Thursday to outline his immigration, economic, and coronavirus agendas.Â
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In a move that is absolutely a shock to no one, Joe Biden is promising illegal immigration pimps and advocacy groups that he will guarantee a pathway to citizenship for about 11 million illegals who are currently in the United States. My colleague Jeff Charles has the big picture in Biden To Announce Major Immigration Legislation On First Day In Office.
According to Politico, a much broader sweep is in the works:
On Thursday, Biden, Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, policy advisers and three Latino Cabinet nominees met with advocates to outline the president-elect’s immigration, coronavirus and economic agendas.
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Updated on: January 18, 2021 / 10:00 PM / CBS News Biden plans reversal of controversial Trump policies
Shortly after taking office this week, President-elect Joe Biden plans to begin gradually making it easier to seek asylum along the U.S.-Mexico border, impose a deportation moratorium and extend protections for so-called Dreamers using his executive authority, people briefed on the plans told CBS News.
He also plans to propose a broad immigration bill that, if passed by Congress, could legalize millions of immigrants living in the U.S. without legal permission.