Joe Biden Weighs Amnesty Plan for Illegal Aliens in Meeting with Open Borders Lobby Joe Biden Weighs Amnesty Plan for Illegal Aliens in Meeting with Open Borders Lobby President-elect Joe Biden is laying the groundwork for an amnesty for 11 to 22 million illegal aliens living in the United States, meeting with open borders lobbying groups and sanctuary city politicians to discuss a legislative strategy. On Thursday, Biden and Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris met with a handful of cabinet nominees, executives with open borders lobbying groups, and sanctuary city politicians about his day one plans to introduce immigration reform legislation and protect DACA recipients, according to a readout of the meeting.