President-elect Joe Biden plans to introduce an immigration bill on the first day of his administration that would create a pathway to citizenship for millions of undocumented immigrants. The legislation would allow people living in the United States from January 1, 2021 to obtain a green card, which grants temporary status, within five years, as long as they pay taxes and pass the checks of background and obtain naturalization within three years. Some, such as children protected by the DREAM law or agricultural workers, could acquire citizenship before the plan. During his campaign, Biden promised to “undo the damage” of the immigration policies that President Trump established, which were one of the administration’s most controversial and punitive. Trump turned “Build the Wall” into a slogan for his first campaign.
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