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Arizona DACA recipient hopeful immigration bill introduced by Congressional Democrats will pass
Congressional Democrats introduced a comprehensive bill that would remake the U.S. immigration system. The bill has President Joe Biden s support. Author: Adriana Loya (12NEWS) Updated: 3:36 AM MST February 19, 2021
ARIZONA, USA Legal status for the estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants in the U.S. is part of a new proposal Congressional Democrats introduced Thursday. The bill has been endorsed by President Joe Biden.
U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., and U.S. Rep. Linda Sánchez, D-Calif., unveiled the measure titled the U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021 Thursday, with the support of fellow Democrats.
Colombia Went Big on Migration. Will Others Follow?
Duque s plan to expand protections for Venezuelans could set a precedent for the region. A Venezuelan migrant tries to enter Peru from Ecuador on Jan. 29, 2021.Gerardo Menoscal/Getty Images
LIMA – When President Iván Duque announced that Colombia would grant the approximately 1.7 million Venezuelan migrants and refugees in the country complementary protection and legal status for a decade, the international response was swift and positive. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, called the surprise Feb. 9 decision “historic” and said it was one of the region’s “most important humanitarian gestures” in decades. “This decision will save lives,” said former U.S. President Bill Clinton.