The White House reaffirmed on Tuesday that President Biden supports a controversial plan to create a path to citizenship for at least 11 million illegal immigrants – as the White House and congressional Democrats are expected to formally pass a comprehensive immigration bill as soon as this week. will reveal.
“There is certainly a part of the proposal that the President set out and proposed on Day One, which is a deserving path to citizenship for 11 million undocumented immigrants living in the country,” said Jen Psaki, White House secretary. , said.
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A path to citizenship for all illegal immigrants in the country has long been a top item on liberal wish lists, and Biden has promised such a plan if elected. According to estimates, the population of illegal immigrants is generally about 11 million, although others suggest it may be higher.
The proposal, outlined by the administration on Inauguration Day, would include an 8-year road to citizenship for illegal immigrants – a five-year road to a green card and a three-year road. away to citizenship after background checks and other steps.
It will also be eligible for farm workers, along with Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), immediate green card. They would then be eligible for citizenship three years later.
“He is also someone who believes in the rights of the DACA recipients to be in the country,” Psaki said of Biden, noting that the DACA executive order took place when he was vice president.
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The bill, which also contains provisions to halt the flow of migration by addressing root causes of migration from the south of the border, as well as a number of border security measures, faces an uncertain path to becoming law – especially in the Senate, where it would be needed 10 Republican votes.
Republicans in the House rejected the bill, with Mitch McConnell, leader of the Senate GOP, calling it a “massive proposal for an amnesty that would enforce U.S. law while creating huge new incentives for people.” to drive here illegally. “
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Sen. Lindsey Graham, RS.C., proposed a more limited bill focusing on DACA recipients, and proposed it with Senator Dick Durbin, D-Ill., Describing it as a starting point for us to find two-way breakthroughs providing relief for the Dreamers and also repairing a broken immigration system.
Psaki told reporters that the comprehensive bill would be presented soon “but Congress will have to work through what it looks like going forward, and what components will be included in it and what components can be dealt with separately.”