America is ready to hold talks with Iran about the nuclear deal

Democrats advance Biden project to naturalize 11 million immigrants

Pelosi welcomed the bill, but raised the possibility that specific laws endorsing broader support for "dreamers" would put the vote.

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The day before yesterday, Democrats submitted to the US Congress an ambitious bill to reform the immigration system with the support of Joe Biden, paving the way for the naturalization of about 11 million immigrants in an illegal situation, while acknowledging the need to overcome severe resistance in order to pass it, while the United States said it is ready For talks with Iran about the two countries returning to abide by the nuclear agreement signed in 2015.

In detail, Senator Bob Menendez from New Jersey, one of the sponsors of the bill, said, "They are so essential workers that our economy does not work without them, and yet they live in constant fear" of being discovered by the immigration services.

"It is time to get the 11 million illegal immigrants out of the shadows," Menendez said, introducing the text along with other parliamentarians during a videoconference.

Democrats enjoy a slim majority in the House of Representatives and a level playing field with Republicans in the Senate, with 50 seats each.

According to the constitution, Vice President Kamala Harris can intervene to make the final decision in the event of a tie in the Senate, but the immigration bill will need 60 votes for approval in the Senate.

This is a challenge that seems very difficult so far given that the bill is also opposed by Republicans and moderate Democrats.

"We know that in order to move forward, negotiation will be necessary," Senator Menendez acknowledged.

The bill opens the path to obtaining US citizenship for about 11 million people in illegal status who can prove they are in the United States in early January 2021.

The so-called "dreamers" will also benefit from this reform, who are about 700,000 young people who entered the United States illegally during their childhood and are present on its soil.

From his first day in office, January 20, Joe Biden has sent this reform proposal to Congress.

Yesterday, the Democratic president praised his presentation to the Senate and the House of Representatives, saying it represented "an important first step."

"I look forward to working with the Presidents of the House and Senate to correct the mistakes of the previous administration" of Donald Trump and "restore justice, humanity and order to our immigration system," he said in a statement.

For her part, Democratic Speaker of the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, welcomed the bill on Thursday, but, in reference to the difficulties facing the passage of this wide-ranging reform, she also raised the possibility that specific laws that would introduce broader support for "dreamers" would be voted on.

"That might be a good approach," she said.

The bill stipulates that "dreamers" can obtain American citizenship more quickly within three years, as well as for those who have a temporary protection status that prevents the deportation of citizens of countries suffering from natural disasters or conflicts, in addition to some farm workers, and within eight years for all "immigrants." Others unregistered who pay their taxes and have no criminal record. ”

From day one, the Biden administration adopted the opposite approach to the controversial immigration measures under Trump.

The Democratic president canceled the decree banning entry to the United States of citizens of (Iran, Libya, Somalia, Syria and Yemen).

Biden will put an end to Donald Trump's controversial immigration policy, under which asylum seekers will be returned to Mexico while their files are examined.

The policy, enacted in 2019, does not apply to Mexicans, but it forces asylum seekers coming to the United States via Mexico to stay there until their claims are considered.

That policy has been criticized by human rights organizations, and it has affected at least 70,000 asylum seekers from Central America who were returned to Mexico, creating a humanitarian crisis.

On the other hand, the United States said yesterday that it is ready for talks with Iran on the return of the two countries to abide by the nuclear agreement signed in 2015, which aims to prevent Tehran from developing a nuclear weapon.

Iran responded lukewarmly to the American idea, put forward by Foreign Minister Anthony Blinken during a video conference with his counterparts from Britain, France and Germany who gathered in Paris.

Blinken reiterated the American position that President Joe Biden's administration would return to the agreement known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, if Iran returned to full compliance with the obligations contained therein.

A US official told «Reuters» that Washington would accept any invitation from the European Union to hold talks between Iran and the six world powers that negotiated the agreement, namely Britain, China, France, Germany, Russia and the United States.

A senior European Union official said yesterday that the bloc is working to organize an informal meeting with all participants in the nuclear deal with Iran in addition to the United States, which has already expressed its willingness to join any meeting.

He added that no invitations had been sent and no time frame had been set for the meeting, but the world powers wanted to revive the nuclear deal as soon as possible.

On the other hand, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif yesterday renewed his country's call for an unconditional lifting of all sanctions imposed by former US President Donald Trump, after his withdrawal from the nuclear deal in 2018.

Facebook, Google, and Twitter are before Congress again

Congress called again Mark Zuckerberg, Sundar Pichai and Jack Dorsey, the heads of Facebook, Google and Twitter, respectively, to a session to discuss the phenomenon of misinformation spread on their platforms, as announced by the House Committee on Consumer Protection and Trade.

The session will deal in particular with false rumors about anti-Coronavirus vaccines, and misleading assertions that have been circulating about the fraud of the US elections that were held in November 2020.

The officials said in a statement that this type of disinformation "has exacerbated national crises, with severe consequences for people's lives in terms of public health and security."

The three leaders will answer the questions addressed to them on March 25th, and they are all well versed in the process, as this will be Zuckerberg's fourth appearance since July and the third for Bishay and Dorsey.

Previous hearings have focused in particular on potential anti-competition practices and the legal protections that the platforms have against prosecution related to content posted by third parties.

The three groups have been subjected to political criticism from all sides for years.

Republicans feel they are censored by social media, even though they use it in their election campaigns.

Thus, they will undoubtedly address the issue of banning Donald Trump from the main platforms.

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Zarif renewed his country's call for an unconditional lifting of all sanctions imposed by former US President Donald Trump.

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