Joe Biden marks break with Trump as soon as he arrives at the White House
US President Joe Biden signed 17 decrees upon entering the White House on January 20, 2021. Jim WATSON AFP
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Joe Biden, who became the 46th President of the United States this Wednesday, January 20 on a call for "unity", immediately took a series of decisions marking a clear break with the mandate of Donald Trump, which will have torn the Americans apart and jostled the world.
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In total, 17 decrees signed in the Oval Office, in front of the cameras.
Which in a way sets the tone for the policy Joe Biden intends to pursue.
The first requires the wearing of a mask in federal buildings.
A measure which in most cases is already in effect, but it shows that the president is determined to fight against the spread of Covid-19.
Joe Biden also announced the
return of the United States to the Paris climate agreement
.
He annulled the decisions taken by Donald Trump which notably authorized oil drilling in protected areas.
A way of asserting its intention to seriously consider environmental issues.
Path to citizenship for illegals
The new American president has also guaranteed the protection of
dreamers,
these young people who arrived irregularly when they were minors on American territory, suspended the construction of the wall at the border.
On the issue of immigration, he even sent a first bill to Congress.
The text has provided for a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants for several years in the United States under certain conditions, and it reaffirms the country's commitment to remain a land of welcome, of refuge for persecuted people.
It is therefore the opposite of Donald Trump's policy that Joe Biden took upon his arrival at the White House.
The president wants a united America,
open to the world
and respectful of the environment.
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