Handling of Immigration Laws - A Look at Joe Biden's 100 Days

 

Biden proved that “he was not Donald Trump.” This is what many political analysts say when asked to evaluate the president’s handling of immigration issues in his first three months in office.

 

During his first 100 days in the White House, Biden stopped border wall construction and put an end to a number of Trump-era policies, most notably extensive restrictions on green cards.

 

But for all his progress, the president has also kept several of the immigration changes made by his predecessor, including the asylum limits at the US-Mexico border and low cap on refugees. He has also yet to fulfil a number of immigration-related campaign promises, such as ending for-profit detention and withdrawing Trump’s rule on disqualifying victims of domestic and gang violence from asylum.

 

Despite these immigration missteps, Biden’s approval ratings are currently in the low to mid 50s—which is rather high for a chief executive who is making an effort to unify the deeply divided United States. The relatively high confidence in his leadership is attributed to his issuance of over 60 executive orders or directives within this period—and more than a third of those were reversals of policies by the Trump administration. He has fulfilled several campaign promises, such as lifting the ‘Muslim ban’ for international travelers, rejoining the Paris Agreement on climate, ending the ban on transgender people in the military, and stopping the withdrawal from WHO. Biden also proposed, passed, and signed a $1.9 trillion coronavirus rescue package, delivering checks of up to $1,400 to 85 percent of Americans. He likewise extended unemployment insurance and provided help to small businesses that were affected by the pandemic.

 

Will Biden make dramatic policy changes to make the US friendlier to immigrants in the near future? The matter is still up in the air, but many are hopeful. He has openly talked about wanting to streamline the legal immigration system, starting by making it easier for H-1B workers to achieve citizenship. You can learn more about this development from immigration firms in NYC.

 

Is your case affected by the current administration’s handling of immigration policies? Seek the help of an immigration attorney in NYC to get legal guidance on how to proceed. Immigration law firms in NYC stay on top of the latest developments on US immigration laws. An attorney can review your case and ensure that your interests are protected.

 

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