Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Immigration reform under Biden
On President Joe Biden’s first day in office, he sent a comprehensive immigration bill to Congress that would put the U.S.’ estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants on a path to citizenship.
By Madeleine Brand • • 50m ListenOn President Joe Biden’s first day in office, he sent a comprehensive immigration bill to Congress that would put the U.S.’ estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants on a path to citizenship. He directed the Department of Homeland to strengthen protections for Dreamers, who will be able to stay in the U.S. for the foreseeable future. He also enacted a 100-day moratorium on deportations and stopped construction of the U.S.-Mexico border wall.
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5 storiesBiden strengthens protections for Dreamers, stops border wall construction, enacts deportation moratorium
On President Joe Biden’s first day in office, he sent a comprehensive immigration bill to Congress that would put the U.S.’ estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants on a path to citizenship.
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