Immigration to the United States: Joe Biden's vast reform before Congress
"Biden: Stop the deportations" urges the LED animation of this truck from an immigrant rights association, passing near the Capitol, before a rally against the deportations of black immigrants, in Washington, on February 15, 2021. AFP - JEMAL COUNTESS
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The Democrats presented this Thursday, February 18 to the US Congress the ambitious immigration reform project supported by the US president.
A plan that paves the way for the naturalization of 11 million illegal immigrants. The reform also provides for allowing the Dreamers, these illegals who entered the United States when they were minors, to acquire American nationality.
But Democrats will need Republicans' votes to get it through.
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With our correspondent in Washington,
Anne Corpet
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Our vision is to restore humanity and American values to the American migration system
," said Senator Bob Menendez, one of the authors of the bill.
The text, if adopted, will allow eleven million illegal immigrants to acquire American nationality.
“
They are essential workers, so essential that our economy could not function without them,
insists Bob Menendez.
And yet they live in constant fear of being deported.
It is time to bring 11 million undocumented migrants out of the shadows
.
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To read also: Immigration: "The Biden administration has the opportunity to undo the evil of the past"
More targeted laws in case of failure in the Senate
The Democrats have a sufficient majority in the House, but to be adopted in the Senate, the text will have to rally nine votes among Republicans.
It is not won, Democratic Representative Linda Sanchez is aware: “
Congress has tried and failed in the past.
We are not naive about the challenge that lies ahead.
But this time can and could be different.
"
In the event of a pitfall, the Democrats are already considering returning to the charge with more targeted laws.
Several Republicans support, for example, the possibility of granting American nationality to
Dreamers,
these illegal immigrants who arrived in the United States during their childhood.
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To read also: United States: the immigration reform announced by Biden raises many hopes
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