President-elect Joe Biden plans to send a sweeping immigration proposal to Congress after he is sworn into office on Wednesday, a bill that would provide a path to citizenship for an estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants living in the United States.
The proposal would need to be approved by Congress, which balked at similar reforms proposed by former President Barack Obama in 2013. But the plan, which also would also immediately protect millions of people from being deported, marks a dramatic shift from President Trump’s hardline policies that made life increasingly more difficult for people living in the country without legal status.
“This legislation provides new pathways to citizenship, promotes smart border controls, and … addresses the root causes of migration,” said Susan Rice, Biden’s incoming domestic policy adviser, on a call with reporters previewing the new administration’s Day 1 actions.
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