After weeks of deliberations, congressional Democrats and the White House on Thursday unveiled an immigration overall bill that would reshape U.S. immigration law and allow millions of immigrants living in the country to gain legal status without authorization, said two people familiar with the matter. . CBS News.
According to a summary of the law-summary page obtained by CBS News, the proposal will create a two-tier legalization program that automatically applies to farm laborers, Temporary Protected Status (TPS) holders and U.S. Will make undocumented immigrants eligible for children. Green cards. After three years, they will be able to apply to become US citizens.
All other eligible unauthorized immigrants are U.S. Will be able to request for temporary deportation relief and work permit when placed on an eight-year path to citizenship. Applicants will all be required to undergo a background and national security check, as well as file taxes and pay an application fee.
According to the draft text shared with the congressional staff, the scheme will not benefit newcomers, as all potential applicants must apply to the U.S. before January 1, 2021. Will need to prove they were in. Will be the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Immigrants deported during the Trump administration are allowed to issue a humanitarian amnesty for this requirement until they prove they have lived in the U.S. for at least three years before their emigration.
Linda Sચેnchez, a California congresswoman, and Bob Menendez, a Senator from New Jersey, two Democrats with past experience in immigration policy, will make proposals in the House and Senate, respectively.
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Bill based on parameters Unveiling The Biden administration is expected to win the first year of his term as one of President Biden’s domestic policy priorities by the White House last month. However, the sweeping proposal would require unanimous democratic support and at least 10 Republican votes in the Senate under current Senate rules – a threshold that has previously sunk other immigration reform plans.
Asked whether the White House is willing to consider possible amendments to the bill, run by Republicans that would increase any kind of immigration implementation, the administration official did not deny it.
“If Republicans want to come forward and work on immigration, I think the president is open to working with someone and getting a bill on their desk,” the official said during a call with reporters late Wednesday.
The official, who declined to be named during the briefing, said Mr Biden was “resuming talks” on “prudent and effective border security.”
“We know that most of the drugs are coming through entry ports. And so, we authorize the technology and also repair the infrastructure, but we’re really trying to figure out the root causes of why people are coming to the legal channels and addressing them. Doing. ” Immigration), “the official continued.” We’re open to discussing this with anyone, but we think this is a very comprehensive way of handing over the issue, you know, a wall. “
In addition to the legalization provisions, the bill would also cover Clinton-era restrictions that would allow non-translated immigrants to stay in the U.S. for three or 10 years. Will prohibit leaving and entering the country, as well as prevent the President’s power to impose a clear ban on groups of immigrants. It may replace all references to “alien” in immigration law with the word “nonsense”.
Another focus of the bill is the expansion of legal immigration. The scheme will increase the current caps per country for family and employment-based immigrant visas and reassign unused visas. It will introduce “immediate family members” to spouses and children of green card holders, exempting them from caps per country.
The bill would increase the annual allocation for employment-based visas from 140,000 to 170,000, as well as the annual ceiling for diversified visas from 55,000 to 80,000. An additional 10,000 visas will be reserved for a pilot program created for immigrants that contributes to the economic development of local communities.
The plan will fund the Biden administration’s 1 1 billion-a-year effort to reduce violence, poverty, crime and corruption between 2022 and 2025, which stimulates migration from Central America to the U.S. There will also be a need to establish processing centers in the region where Central Americans, including at-risk children, can legally enter the U.S. Can apply for incoming parole or refugee status.
Other provisions call on DHS to implement “smart” border security measures and expand the infrastructure for allocating funds that entry ports have to process asylum applicants and prevent illegal drugs. The DHS will have to issue new guidelines for the care of migrant minors that prevent migration or the U.S. The department will prohibit the separation of children from their parents for the purpose of promoting compliance with immigration laws.
The scheme will also provide visas for visas for victims of serious crimes that help law enforcement; U.S. to remove current 1-year term of asylum-seekers. Must apply for asylum; And D.H.S. Instructs to expand options for the detention of migrants in deportation proceedings, especially families with children.
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