Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has promised to grant citizenship to 11 million illegal immigrants if they vote for power in the November 3 presidential election.
Biden identified this as one of his priorities in addition to beating the virus, rebuilding the economy and figuring out how to restore American leadership around the world.
Responding to a question at a virtual fundraiser on Wednesday, Biden said what is happening at the border needs to be dealt with. “We will have to deal with the immigration crisis that we have. I am going to send the House and Senate an immigration bill that will provide access to citizenship to 11 million people, “he said.
According to the campaign, there were 37 attendees and the event was organized by Jane Hartley, former US ambassador to France and Monaco and current president of Sesame Workshop; Blair Effron, Founder and Partner of Centerview Partners; American Indian Deven Parekh, CEO of Insight Partners and Roger Altman, Founder and Senior President of Evercore.
When asked how he envisioned his first 30 days in office in terms of both domestic and foreign policy, Biden said: “A lot more can go wrong between now and January 21, and I’m not kidding. Four more years, we are not going to have the country we have now ”.
“If the American people elect me, we will have a huge task to repair the damage they have caused,” he added about Trump. “We have to defeat the virus, rebuild the economy, and figure out how to restore American leadership around the world,” Biden said.
Biden said he would act to quickly implement his plan to deal with the pandemic and reopen safely. The Democratic presidential candidate also took note of the challenges facing “the so-called Generation Z, the very young.” “They’ve really screwed up since they got out of school,” Biden said. “The jobs are not there,” he said.
“But guess what? They are the most open, progressive and brilliant generation we’ve ever had,” he added. “, He said.
Biden criticized the policies of President Donald Trump. “The rest of the world is wondering, what is happening in the name of the Lord? What we are experiencing today is not normal, ”he said.
He reiterated his attacks on Trump’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic, noting that more than 215,000 Americans have died and criticizing the president for withdrawing from the stimulus talks. “He didn’t walk away. He was never a part of them, “Biden said.
“Three days later, after saying he was leaving, he said he would come back … One day, he’s tweeting that the aid package is too big … the next day it’s too small. The longer he is president, the more reckless he becomes, ”he added.
While speaking more widely about the stakes in the election, Biden noted that he just got off the phone with Warren Buffett.
“We have to refuse to postpone what the United States has to do, the work that we have to do. There is nothing beyond our ability, for the love of God, “said Biden. “I just got off the phone with Warren Buffett and talked about how… we are in a position, unlike we were 50, 70, 80 years ago, to lead the damn world in a way that no one else can. There is no limit to the future of America. The only thing that is going to destroy the United States is the United States itself, ”he said.
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