One his first day in office, President-elect Biden will propose legislation that would give an eight-year path to citizenship for millions of undocumented immigrants.Why it matters: The proposal — the U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021 — is a stark shift away from former President Trump's harsh policies and rhetoric on immigration and fulfills a campaign promise of Biden's. Support safe, smart, sane journalism. Sign up for Axios Newsletters here.The big picture: Biden’s proposal is just the starting point. Any immigration bill would need to get 60 votes in a 50-50 split Senate — and immigration has long proved a contentious and partisan issue especially as the Republican party has veered rightward on the issue. Leon Fresco, an immigration attorney who worked in the Obama administration, told Axios that there is no chance of passage of Biden’s bill if Republican votes are needed. Republicans will use a more conservative 2013 immigration bi
Final Deportation Flight Heads to Haiti Before Biden’s Inauguration
Biden promised to halt the deportations of undocumented immigrants from Haiti who have been living and working in the U.S.
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The Trump administration sent its last deportation to Haiti the night before the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden. The ICE deportation flight took off from Alexandria, Louisiana at 10 a.m. and was scheduled to arrive at 1 p.m. in Port-au-Prince. One person, Paul Pierrilus, was removed from the flight list last minute because he never lived in Haiti, according to immigration advocate Guerline Jozef. Pierrilus Has been fighting deportation attempts for 15 years. Biden promised to halt the deportations of undocumented immigrants from Haiti who have been living and working in the U.S. while he review’s President Donald Trump’s immigration pol
In 2020, relations between the U.S. and China reached the lowest point in four decades, as the two global superpowers clashed over many issues: the coronavirus pandemic, trade and economic disputes, human rights, democracy, territorial claims, cybersecurity, and espionage. Correspondingly, public sentiment toward China has grown increasingly negative in the U.S., with nearly two-thirds of the Americans polled by Pew Research Center citing unfavorable views of China. Both the Republican and Democratic parties have adopted more confrontational rhetoric against China, framing the country as a threat and adversary to the U.S. rather than a friendly competitor and vital partner on some of the most pressing global issues.
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