President Biden re-establishes Task Force on New Americans

President Joe Biden re-established the Task Force on New Americans, a cross-agency effort to coordinate and advance the proactive inclusion of immigrants into the fabric of American society. The task force operated in the Obama administration and was relative inactive during the Trump administration.

“We are encouraged by the re-establishment of the Task Force for New Americans,” said National Partnership for New Americans executive director Nicole Melaku in a press release. “The work of coordinating immigrant and refugee inclusion across all levels of government will help our nation meet the many challenges of this moment — including COVID-19 response and inclusive economic recovery. It’s time to reset the discourse on immigrants and refugees by taking meaningful action to ensure that all newcomers can strive towards and achieve their American Dream. The growing network of immigrant inclusion practitioners welcome this new chapter and look forward to working closely with the administration to inform the plan of action for this Task Force.”

More information about the origins of the task force here.

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