Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) says the Democrat-led Congress will have to be "extremely bold in addressing the major crises facing working families and the middle class, and I intend to be very active in that process."
As President-elect Joe Biden enters office with a Democrat-controlled Congress by his side, immigration rights advocates are calling on his administration to shift resources out of the country’s sprawling immigration enforcement system and into community services. But with billions of taxpayer dollars already earmarked for detention and deportation, and powerful political and corporate interests aligned to continue operations, Biden will face hurdles to making transformative changes, experts and advocates told Capital & Main.
Biden has already promised that “tackling our dysfunctional immigration system is among his high priorities,” according to one of his top advisers. The big question will be whether Biden is as willing as his predecessor to use his far-reaching presidential powers. “The previous administration decided that it didn’t really care about the courts or the Administrative Procedure Act or the press reaction,” said Katherine Hawkins, a senior legal analyst
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Editor’s note: This story is part of the Utility Dive Outlook on 2021, a series on the trends that will shape the industry in 2021. For a look at the business trends affecting other industries, see the Dive Outlook on 2021.
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