Washington, United States
US President Joe Biden on Wednesday rescinded a measure by his predecessor, Donald Trump, banning the entry of some immigrants as a “ risk to the labor market, ” including those benefiting from the visa lottery and relatives of permanent residents or US citizens.
With another proclamation released by the White House today, Biden it concludes that Trump announced on April 22 last year in the early months of the coronavirus pandemic, which hit the US economy hard and slowed job creation.
The Trump decision, contained in Proclamation 10014, was extended in June 2020 and later on December 31, and ordered the suspension of “the entry of immigrants and non-immigrants at risk during the economic recovery following the coronavirus outbreak. “
But Biden pointed out in his proclamation on Wednesday that blocking these people “is not conducive to the interests of the United States.
“On the contrary,” he said, “it hurts the United States, even by preventing certain relatives of US citizens and legal permanent residents from reuniting with their families here.”
Financial year 2020
According to Biden’s proclamation, his predecessor’s decision also harms American industries that employ talent from around the world and harms the people selected for the opportunity to apply for and obtain visas. Immigrants Through the 2020 Fiscal Year Diversity Visa Lottery “.
Proclamation 10014 prevented these individuals from entering the United States, in some cases delaying and potentially losing their opportunity to receive diversity visas for the United States. fiscal year 2020 and to realize their dreams in the United States, ”he added.
In addition to repealing the government’s previous decision, Biden ordered Secretaries of State, Labor and Homeland Security to review “all regulations, orders, accompanying documents, policies and other similar action steps” developed under the repealed proclamation and, as appropriate, , issue revised provisions in accordance with the policy issued today.
Biden, who took office on Jan. 20, has spent his first weeks in office trying to reverse a web of prescriptions from his predecessor to reduce migration to the United States, especially through provisions such as asylum. EFE