According to the White House, the immigration system is in need of modernization and Congress should take action to address it, rather than using it as a political tool.
The Biden administration, the immigration system in the United States needs to be “modernized,” and Republicans, who currently hold control of Congress, should act on this rather than using it as a “political stunt or a political tool.”
On Monday, during her daily news conference, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre stated that the opposition Republican party is not interested in resolving the issue of immigration and has not actually come to the table to discuss how to protect Dreamers and farm workers.
“On his first day in office, President Joe Biden recognized that the immigration system had been broken and needed to be updated,” she stated in response to a question.
“He has called on Congress to take action and work on this issue in a bipartisan manner, including proposing comprehensive immigration legislation.” there is still much work to be done to fix this complex issue.”
White House accuses Republicans of using immigration as a political tool, proposes reform legislation, and discusses DACA and Dreamers
She did, however, assert that Republicans have employed this as a political stunt.
“As we’ve witnessed, conservatives have continuously framed this as a political maneuver, a political tool, rather than coming together to have a constructive dialogue on the most effective approach.” to safeguard Visionaries and homestead laborers. You know, more movement judges and haven officials are required. “Border security requires additional funding,” Jean-Pierre stated.
“She claimed that we proposed comprehensive immigration reform and many other things in that legislation. However, they refuse to act on it and instead opt for political theatrics, like what we have seen from various governors and mayors around the country,” was her response to a question about legal immigration, in particular.
In 2012, then-President Barack Obama launched the DACA program, to protect immigrants whose parents brought them to the United States illegally as children and to allow them to work legally there.
DACA, an abbreviation for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals/Appearances, is a policy that protects young people – known as “DREAMers”.
Although the program does not provide official legal status or a pathway to citizenship, it does enable individuals to apply for specific opportunities.
As of the end of last year, approximately 580,000 people were still enrolled in DACA, according to the US Citizenship and Immigration Services/Movement Administrations.
A number of immigrant farmworkers and immigrants known as “Dreamers” were granted citizenship, in 2021 thanks to legislation passed by the US House of Representatives.