Immigration Law
House of Representatives Approves Biden’s Spending Bill
House approves immigration provisions in budget package On Friday, November 19, with a total of 220 votes in favor and 213 against, the US House of Representatives approved Biden’s social spending bill, which, among many other things, includes several immigration provisions. After an hours-long debate, which had been adjourned last week, the House gave the…
Read MoreMexican President Supports Immigration Reform
AMLO to call lawmakers who vote against immigration reform On Tuesday, November 16, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, also known as AMLO, openly stated that he personally plans to call lawmakers who vote against Biden’s immigration reform through the spending bill. AMLO explained that passing immigration reform is the right thing to do in…
Read MoreHas Biden Met Expectations Regarding Immigration?
Biden’s Ambitious Immigration Promises It is quite evident that one of the cornerstones of President Biden’s political campaign is strongly related to the immigration sector. Since launching his proposals for the November 2020 elections, President Biden emphasized the need to reform the local immigration system in order to implement lasting policies aligned with the global…
Read MoreAdvocates Call for Pathway to Permanent Residency for Undocumented Immigrants
Democratic leaders’ immigration plans face myriad barriers The Biden administration is trying to restructure the immigration system by every means possible to remove restrictions implemented by the previous administration, reduce the backlog of immigration cases, and expand legal immigration routes. Beyond that, the current administration is focused on offering some sort of amnesty, even temporary,…
Read MoreBiden’s Spending Bill Would Help Immigrant Students
International students would benefit from Biden’s spending bill Biden’s spending bill, called the “Build Back Better” agenda, could open up a fairly favorable financial pathway for immigrant students protected by two deportation relief programs: TPS (Temporary Protected Status). DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals). In the budget package, the Biden administration proposes to invest billions…
Read MoreFormer Official: Title 42 was Never Necessary
Former CDC official declares Title 42 ineffective On Friday, November 12, a former CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) official stated that using Title 42 to deport immigrants never worked as an effective method to mitigate the impact of the global Coronavirus pandemic. To understand the issue at hand, it is important to explain…
Read MoreAdvocates: Immigration Resolution in Budget Package is Not Enough
Immigration provisions in the budget package Democratic leaders are pushing the US House of Representatives to pass Biden’s spending bill, which, among many other things, includes a number of important immigration provisions. In fact, the Biden administration is trying to promote the first comprehensive immigration reform in decades through the reconciliation process, which would allow…
Read MoreImmigration Provisions in Spending Bill Might Change
Immigration provisions could change under the House or Senate The US House of Representatives is currently reviewing the Democratic leaders’ spending bill and there are some resolutions that could undergo a number of prominent changes, such as, for example, the immigration provisions. Democratic leaders included an immigration section in the budget package, stating that optimizing…
Read MoreImmigration Reform Might Be a Major Bipartisan Issue
Immigration Reform Stalled in Congress The Biden administration has been trying to promote comprehensive immigration reform by any means possible since the beginning of the year, stating that the local immigration system is long broken and needs to be reshaped at its roots. However, in light of the health care crisis and the most alarming…
Read MoreLatent Expectation Regarding Biden’s Spending Bill
House still to deliberate on Biden’s spending bill Last week, the US House of Representatives deliberated on Biden’s infrastructure bill and spending package. At the end of the session, the House passed the infrastructure bill, handing an unprecedented political victory to the Biden administration. However, the House decided to postpone the decision on the spending…
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