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Biden agrees with Mexico on a new immigration policy for Venezuela, Cuba, Nicaragua and Haiti

2023-01-05T16:36:18.172Z


The United States will extend permits for people with ties to the country and agrees that Mexico will accept up to 30,000 monthly returns from those who immigrate irregularly


Irregular immigration to the United States broke records last year and has become one of the flanks on which the opposition has most insistently attacked the president, Joe Biden.

The Republicans say that the country is suffering "an invasion" and they want to politically prosecute the Secretary of National Security, Alejandro Mayorkas.

Biden has decided to take new measures to strengthen control of the border with Mexico and in exchange he promises to offer new channels of legal immigration, especially to people who can demonstrate ties or roots to the United States and who come from Venezuela, Cuba, Nicaragua and Haiti, according to high government officials have advanced.

The president will make announcements in this regard today and will travel to El Paso (Texas) this Sunday, in his first visit to the border since he has been in office.

Senior government officials say that the new package of measures is unprecedented.

One of the star measures is the extension of the process that allows people residing in the United States to apply on behalf of a Venezuelan citizen to immigrate if they demonstrate that they have the means of livelihood or the local support necessary to survive.

This measure is now extended to nationals of Nicaragua, Haiti and Cuba.

"Up to 30,000 people a month from these four countries, who have a sponsor who meets the requirements and pass background checks, will be able to come to the United States for a period of two years and receive authorization to work," government sources say.

People who cross the border of Panama, Mexico or the United States irregularly after the date of this announcement will not be eligible for the process and will be expelled to Mexico, which will accept the return of 30,000 people per month from these four countries who do not use these new routes, add the same sources.

In addition, the government plans to host up to 20,000 refugees from Latin American and Caribbean countries during fiscal years 2023 and 2024, putting the United States on the brink of more than tripling refugee admissions from the Western Hemisphere.

Biden will use the so-called Title 42 that he has tried to repeal for now without success, to expedite the expulsions of immigrants.

This is a norm promoted during the presidency of Donald Trump at the beginning of the pandemic, citing health reasons.

The Supreme Court has decided to keep it in force in a recent decision.

By the time it finally lifts (if that happens), the Biden government plans to launch an online dating portal to reduce overcrowding and wait times at points of entry to the United States.

In any case, the Government announces that, effective immediately, persons attempting to enter the United States without permission,

High officials of the Biden Government assure that all these measures will serve to increase security at the border and reduce the number of people who cross illegally, while expanding and expediting legal channels for orderly migration.

The Administration will increase resources for the border and is expanding its anti-smuggling operations.

“It is important to note that the measures announced today are being implemented in close collaboration with Mexico and governments throughout the Western Hemisphere.

Although these measures will help solve some of the most serious problems on the southwest border, they will not solve all the problems of an immigration system that has not worked for too long, "say senior government officials, who counterattack Republican criticism: "That just it could happen if congressional Republicans, who have spent the last two years talking about border security, stop blocking the comprehensive immigration reform and border security measures that President Biden proposed on his first day in office,

and to oppose the billions of dollars in additional funding that the president has requested for border security and management.”

“Unlike some Republicans who play political games and obstruct real solutions to fix our broken immigration system, President Biden has a plan and is taking action,” he added.

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Source: elparis

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