The ideal of reforming the US immigration system

For the current president of the US, Joe Biden, it is a priority to change the way the federal government approaches immigration in general. In fact, the Biden administration plans to promote comprehensive immigration reform through an immigration bill and using different tools, resources, and executive power.

It is worth mentioning that the last comprehensive immigration reform in the US took place in the late 80s. Thus, if Biden’s proposal is approved by Congress, the future of immigration would change drastically, not only within the country, but around the world. This is mainly due to the fact that, being a world power and a first-world country, the US sets an example for many other countries that follow its economic and migratory model.

President Biden took office on January 20, 2021 and, during the first three weeks, his administration has lifted multiple restrictions on the immigration system, which were implemented by the Trump administration. Removing and revoking restrictive policies of the previous administration is a priority for the Biden government in order to pave the way to gradually improve the immigration sector.

Therefore, President Biden and his cabinet have issued several memoranda and executive orders to initially remove limitations on several immigration processes.

Let’s see some of them:

• The US detention and deportation system.
• Humanitarian programs such as political asylum and refuge.
• Programs that offer protection from deportation such as DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals).
• Business immigration and employment-based visa programs, especially H-1B visas for highly qualified foreign workers.
• Strategies to repair the damage caused to the immigration system under the Trump administration.

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Almost imperceptible revisions to the immigration system

According to a report by the MPI (Migration Policy Institute), during the last four years, the Trump administration implemented more than 400 changes to the immigration system through executive actions.

The fact that the Biden administration is focusing primarily on the largest, most controversial and notorious areas could be an impediment to reforming the immigration system as the Trump administration implemented hundreds of almost imperceptible changes to immigration processes, which affect particular cases and could not be generalized unless there is an exhaustive review on minor tweaks made over the past four years.

In fact, according to a recent New York Times report, in order for the Biden administration to promote comprehensive immigration reform, it must examine changes perpetuated by the previous administration on the immigration system, which is not an impossible task, but it will take a considerable period of time.

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