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The ink isn't even dry on his inaugural address and Joe Biden is already trying to make good on campaign promises.
Just after being sworn in as the 46th American president on Wednesday, Biden directed Congress to pass a sweeping new bill to overhaul the U.S. immigration system. The U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021 includes a pathway to citizenship for 11 million undocumented immigrants, clears employment-based visa backlogs, and claims to make it easier for STEM graduates to stay in the country.
The call to action was part of a Day 1 Presidential Memorandum, ordering the Secretary of Homeland Security, in concert with the Attorney General, to codify protections for young people who arrived here as children, so-called Dreamers and Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients. DACA refers to a designation, first offered in 2012 under President Barack Obama, that allows a small population of undocumented people to legally work for American companies.
The centerpiece of the Biden proposal is to give 11 million undocumented immigrants a path to citizenship. It also includes modest provisions for reforming the H-1B visa program for highly-skilled foreign workers, including work authorizations for dependents of H-1B visa holders.
If passed, the measure would mark the country’s first substantial immigration reform since 1986. Read our story to learn what Biden’s proposal entails, and how it could affect American entrepreneurship. |
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