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Congress Sees Its Shadow. It was Groundhog Day this past week, and it sure feels like we have been living the same day over and over again with the way that the parties in Congress can’t agree on an economic stimulus package. Democrats are moving forward, however, and this week they began advancing their economic package using “budget reconciliation,” a parliamentary process that avoids a filibuster and requires only 51 votes in the U.S. Senate to pass a measure. (Budget reconciliation could nevertheless prove a lengthy ordeal requiring modification of the legislation.) Republicans are still hoping that they can have some input in the process, and 10 Republican senators met with President Joe Biden at the White House this week to discuss a compromise proposal that they had drafted. It appears that there is still a ways to go on this matter.
Friday, February 5, 2021
Congress Sees Its Shadow. It was Groundhog Day this past week, and it sure feels like we have been living the same day over and over again with the way that the parties in Congress can’t agree on an economic stimulus package. Democrats are moving forward, however, and this week they began advancing their economic package using “budget reconciliation,” a parliamentary process that avoids a filibuster and requires only 51 votes in the U.S. Senate to pass a measure. (Budget reconciliation could nevertheless prove a lengthy ordeal requiring modification of the legislation.) Republicans are still hoping that they can have some input in the process, and 10 Republican senators met with President Joe Biden at the White House this week to discuss a compromise proposal that they had drafted. It appears that there is still a ways to go on this matter.
President Joe Biden signed several Executive Orders regarding immigration, including one that directs a complete review of policies, with the goal to reduce unnecessary barriers.
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On the same day his nominee for Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Alejandro Mayorkas, was confirmed, President Joe Biden signed several Executive Orders regarding immigration, including one that directs complete review of policies.
The first, “Restoring Faith in Our Legal Immigration Systems and Strengthening Integration and Inclusion Efforts for New Americans,” is of particular interest to the business community. It sets up a task force to conduct a top-to-bottom review of recent changes that have created barriers to legal immigration, including employment based. This will include a review of the public charge rule, fee increases, and streamlining of the naturalization process, among others. Recognizing the difficulties created over the past four years by the many unpublicized rule, policy, and guidance changes, this Executive Order directs a comprehensive agency review of all immigration-relate