Washington, DC, EE.UU.
United States President Joe Biden said in his inauguration address Wednesday that “democracy prevails” after the mandate of his predecessor, Donald Trump, defining the day as “a day of history and hope.”
“We celebrate the triumph of a cause, the cause of democracy. It is fragile, precious. Democracy has triumphed, ”said Biden in his speech after being sworn in as the 46th president in US history.
Subsequently, inaugurating what is expected to be a new era in the White House, President Biden fulfilled his election promise to present on his first day in office a comprehensive immigration bill that includes a path to citizenship for approximately 11 million people. of undocumented immigrants in the country.
After four years of vigorous hand against immigrants by outgoing president, Donald Trump, Biden’s transition team yesterday announced details of the bill the Democrat sent to Congress yesterday as part of his commitment to “modernize” the system. immigration law, called the “US Citizenship Act of 2021.”
The initiative, to be approved by both legislative chambers, dominated by Democrats, aims to manage and protect the border in a “responsible manner”, “keep families and communities safe, and improve migration across the hemisphere. manage “.
If approved, Biden’s legislative project would represent the largest immigration reform since Ronald Reagan’s Republican government (1981-1989), which legalized 3 million undocumented immigrants in 1986.
Immigrants will be able to obtain temporary legal status that allows them to obtain a residence permit (“green card” or green card) 5 years later, if they meet a series of requirements such as no criminal record and paying their taxes.
“The Dreamers”
But a significant group of them, the minors who arrived in the country as children at the hands of their parents, also undocumented and known as “dreamers”, as well as those protected by the Temporary Protected Status (TPS), mainly Central Americans. , and immigrant farm workers will be able to seek “immediate” legal residence and citizenship 3 years later, the note said.
To get the necessary Republican backing in the Senate, Biden also added new resources to the border, his decision to put aside the construction of the wall on the border with Mexico.
DETAILS
Closer.
The young African-American poet Amanda Gorman wowed audiences on Wednesday at Joe Biden’s inauguration ceremony with her verses that called for America’s unity.
Muslims.
He signed an executive order nullifying the migration ban for travelers from 11 Muslim-majority countries, popularly known as the “Muslim ban”.
Español.
Jennifer Lopez spoke in Spanish at the inauguration ceremony and recited the last part of the pledge of allegiance: “One nation, under one God, indivisible, with freedom and justice for all.”