Joe Biden wants immigration reform on his first day in the White House
Joe Biden believes that the migration agreements signed in 2019 with El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras were imposed with coercive tactics by the White House and the Ministry of Homeland Security.
REUTERS - LUIS ECHEVERRIA
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According to press reports, Joe Biden does not want to waste a minute to largely undo the legislative arsenal of his predecessor and put in place a new migration approach.
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According to the
Washington Post
, this is an overhaul of immigration policy, with a review of federal laws put in place by Donald Trump.
Among the measures planned, an eight-year path to citizenship for migrants without legal status and an increase in quotas for refugees.
As he has already announced, Joe Biden will no longer invest in the construction of the wall on the Mexican border, but in the detection infrastructure.
These bills will be sent to Congress on Wednesday, January 20.
They also contain a plan to combat the reasons for the migration of people from Central American countries, including social and economic problems.
Another decision that will be taken by decree, the lifting of the entry ban on American territory for nationals of several countries with a Muslim majority.
Another legacy of Donald Trump remains, the
separation of migrant families
.
During his campaign, Joe Biden had promised to set up a task force to find the children and reunite them with their families.
More than 600 minors are still separated from their parents who cannot be found.
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