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Joe Biden plans to unveil sweeping immigration bill on Day 1
Biden hopes to provide an eight-year path to citizenship for an estimated 11 million people living in the US without legal status, a massive reversal from Trump s harsh immigration policies
Associated Press | January 19, 2021 | Updated 10:40 IST
US President-elect Joe Biden
President-elect Joe Biden plans to unveil a sweeping immigration bill on Day One of his administration, hoping to provide an eight-year path to citizenship for an estimated 11 million people living in the US without legal status, a massive reversal from the Trump administration s harsh immigration policies.
The legislation puts Biden on track to deliver on a major campaign promise important to Latino voters and other immigrant communities after four years of President Donald Trump s restrictive policies and mass deportations. It provides one of the fastest pathways to citizenship for those living without legal status of any measure in recent years