File photo: House members, media and others are seen during a House Judiciary Committee markup of Articles of Impeachment against President Donald Trump at the Longworth House Office Building on Thursday, December 12, 2019, in Washington, DC. Matt McClain -Pool/Getty Images/AFP
“This is an important first step in pursuing immigration policies that unite families, grow and enhance our economy, and safeguard our security,” he said. And, underscoring the Biden administration’s reversal from Trump’s strident anti-immigration policies, the legislation also proposes the end of calling undocumented immigrants “aliens” in US law.“It’s time to bring all 11 million undocumented out of the shadows,” said Democratic Senator Bob Menendez, a leading backer of the legislation.
Biden announced on January 20, his first day in office, that he would pursue comprehensive reforms to immigration laws to lay out a more “humane” and “just” system.