Immigration Reform Bill to Be Introduced Today
Official White House Photo
CNN reports that the White House announced that it will introduce an immigration bill that would create an eight-year path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants.
A pathway to citizenship
Terminology change: The end of the use of the term “alien,” a topic which I wrote about in 1996.
Clear backlogs
Changes to the legal immigration system
KJ
UPDATE (2/18 3:30 PST): Here is a copy of the bill. Here is the press release from Senator Menendez’s office about the bill:
“U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), the highest ranking Latino in the Congress, and Congresswoman Linda Sánchez (Calif.-38) today introduced the bicameral U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021, President Biden’s bold, inclusive, and humane framework for the future of the United States immigration system. Sens. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Reps. Zoe Lofgren (Calif.-19), Lucille Roybal-Allard (Calif.-40), Nydia Velázquez (N.Y.-07), Judy Chu (Calif.-27), Yvette Clark (N.Y.-09), Karen Bass (Calif.-37), and Raul Ruiz (Calif.-36) joined as chief cosponsors.
Click here (Access code: 5gL7&W#%) to watch the full recording from today’s virtual press conference on the introduction of the bill.” Click the link above for the rest of the release.
KJ