Biden Aims to Rebuild and Expand Legal Immigration

Photo caption: A group of migrants waiting in La Joya, Texas, to be processed from Customs and Border Protection after crossing the Rio Grande in May. Credit… Adrees Latif / Reuters. Article by Michael D. Shear and Zolan Kanno-Youngs. The New York Times – May 31, 2021.

Documents obtained by The New York Times show far-reaching efforts by President Biden to remake the immigration system and undo much of his predecessor’s legacy.

WASHINGTON — If President Biden gets his way, it will soon be far easier to immigrate to the United States. There will be shorter, simpler forms and applicants will have to jump through fewer security hoops. Foreigners will have better opportunities to join their families and more chances to secure work visas.

A 46-page draft blueprint obtained by The New York Times maps out the Biden administration’s plans to significantly expand the legal immigration system, including methodically reversing the efforts to dismantle it by former President Donald J. Trump, who reduced the flow of foreign workers, families and refugees, erecting procedural barriers tougher to cross than his “big, beautiful wall.” […]

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