Biden Tempers Expectations on Rollback of Trump Immigration Measures

There has been considerable discussion on possible immigration changes in an Biden administration.  The  Associated Press reports that “President-elect Joe Biden says it will take months to roll back some of President Donald Trump’s actions on immigration, tempering expectations he generated during his campaign and one that may rile advocates pushing for speedy action on the issue.

His Tuesday comments echo those made by two of his top foreign policy advisers in an interview with Spanish wire service EFE . . . hitting the brakes on rolling back Trump’s restrictive asylum policies. Susan Rice, Biden’s incoming domestic policy adviser, and Jake Sullivan, his pick for national security adviser, as well as Biden himself, warned that moving too quickly could create a new crisis at the border.”

UPDATE (12/24):  NPR reports that immigrant advocates, eager to break with four years of Trump administration policies, are raising concerns about President-elect Joe Biden’s plan to move cautiously to avoid making matters worse.  While still publicly supporting the Biden transition team, they are imploring the incoming administration to move with urgency.

KJ