In an exclusive interview with Univision, Kamala Harris said the immigration reform plan that will be presented by the Biden administration before Congress considers reducing the process for immigrants to apply for citizenship from 13 to 8 years.
The government of Joe Biden who will take over the chair U.S On January 20, he prepares to present his immigration reform plan to the Senate, which would benefit 11 million immigrants. According to Biden’s campaign promise, this will be delivered to Congress in the first 100 days of his tenure.
In an exclusive Univisión interview with Kamala Harris, the vice-president-elect gave details of what the reform project envisages that will open the way for millions of undocumented immigrants living in the United States to become permanent residents and then apply for citizenship in a term of 8 years.
“We are going to reduce time from what it is now 13 to 8 years,” said Harris. He also explained that once the immigrant has the green card or permanent residence card, he has to wait five years before applying for citizenship.
The migration project also includes the beneficiaries of it Temporary protection program (TPS) and “dreamers” who could automatically get the green card.
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A reform is also proposed for the asylum application procedures. Harris noted that a policy has been put in place that includes legal advice for both those seeking refuge and children arriving at the border.
Biden and Harris’s plan also proposes to maintain the unity of immigrant families at the borders and not divide them, a drama that characterized President Donald Trump’s administration after the 2018 implementation of the ‘Zero Tolerance’ policy that more divorced. 2,500 families and that so far many of these families can no longer be found.
Kamala Harris added that they are confident they have two-party support in the Senate for approval, although she acknowledges that “it won’t be easy.”
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Regarding the Northern Triangle, he pointed out that funds will be devoted to the safety and tranquility of families in these countries in order to avoid immigrating to the United States.
In his Central America Development Initiative, Biden offered to bet with a $ 4 million investment on security, institutions, development and the fight against corruption in El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala.
The commitment includes ensuring economic growth, strengthening social institutions that control local governments, and strengthening the investment capacity of remittances recipients.
In October 2020, the president-elect said the investment will be funded through the “redeployment of money from the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) migrant detention budget.