Biden Says He’ll Introduce Immigration Bill ‘Immediately’
 

President-elect Joe Biden says he’ll introduce immigration legislation “immediately” after taking office later this month, and that his Justice Department will investigate the Trump administration’s separation of migrant children from their parents.

“I will introduce an immigration bill immediately,” he said in a news conference on Friday. He said that the Justice Department will determine responsibility for the family separation program, which led to more than 2,600 children being taken from caregivers after crossing the U.S. southern border, and whether it was criminal.

“There will be a thorough, thorough investigation of who is responsible, and whether or not the responsibility is criminal,” Biden said.

That determination will be made by his attorney general-designate, Merrick Garland, he added.

He didn’t detail his immigration legislation. He’s previously said he’ll end Trump’s ban on immigration from predominantly Muslim nations, and that he wants a path to citizenship for so-called Dreamers, undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. as children.

Biden had previously promised an immigration overhaul within 100 days of taking office on Jan. 20.

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good guy Joe

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Long live Biden and Obama!

Re: Biden Says He’ll Introduce Immigration Bill ‘Immediately’
 

Just give everyone a fine and call it a day. No more excuses with control of Congress.

Re: Biden Says He’ll Introduce Immigration Bill ‘Immediately’
 

They literally have no excuses now.

They control the senate, house and the Whitehouse.

If they refuse to do anything, we now know that it's intentional.

Re: Biden Says He’ll Introduce Immigration Bill ‘Immediately’
 

If I get legal status out of any legislation that comes out of Biden's administration, I will yell out "We did it Joe!" in Kamala's voice.

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I'm honestly more thrilled about his willingness to investigate & punish the separation policy.

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I’ve always wondered why the government doesn’t use this approach. Apply a fine and make it a requirement to pay any back taxes should appease some conservatives.

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Most likely dream act will pass the house and hopefully the senate. Rmbr all those GOP senators that made statements in support of us when DACA was canceled.

Now is the time for them to put their money where their mouth is

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I’m not gonna lie, I’m hopeful - haven’t been in years. It feels as if this time is different. I keep telling myself I’ve been burned too many times before but this time feels really different. Biden has surrounded himself with personnel from a broad immigration coalition so he has to know the time is now. I have no doubt they’ve been telling him to act quickly. The economy is failing and what better way than to use immigrants to get the economy building again. He keeps saying he can walk and chew gum at the same time and I believe him. I think a complete overhaul of the immigration system is coming. We shall see. If they implement the same rule with drivers licenses and I’d cards where you pay 2 years of back taxes together with the fine it’s literally an influx of billions flowing into the economy. And that’s not even counting the money for paperwork used to adjust. Immigration has always been the easiest issue to solve.