In his first official acts as president, Joe Biden signed executives orders on a broad range of issues, from the coronavirus pandemic to climate change and immigration, to fulfill campaign promises. Highlights of actions Biden took Wednesday: THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC MASK REQUIREMENT: Biden is requiring the use of masks and social distancing in all federal […]
Biden immigration plan not bold enough for some undocumented residents in the South Bay
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SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) A group of pro-immigration advocates gathered outside San Jose City Hall on Wednesday, disappointed in President Joe Biden s immigration bill proposal. They promised immigration reform before and nothing happened, said Gabriel Manrique, an undocumented San Jose resident, referring to former President Barak Obama s efforts to overhaul immigration.
Manrique is also an organizer with the nonprofit Latinos United for a New America. I know some people that are happy this was announced, but there is a long fight ahead, Manrique added.
President Joe Biden signs executive orders as his first act in office to take action on the COVID pandemic, on immigration, and climate change, including rejoining the Paris Climate Accord.
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WASHINGTON President Joe Biden is poised to send a sweeping immigration reform bill to Congress Thursday that would lay out a path for nearly 11 million undocumented people to obtain citizenship within eight years.
Immigration has been one of the toughest issues for Congress to tackle, and the legislation’s fate is unclear in a House in which Democrats wield narrower control than in the past and a 50-50 Senate where Vice President Kamala Harris can break a tie vote for Democrats.
But Biden has pledged to act swiftly on immigration, and his proposed legislation is accompanied by executive actions including halting construction on the border wall, ending the Trump administration ban on U.S. entry for people from Muslim-majority nations and pausing some deportations.