June 6, 2024.
President Joe Biden is set to announce a new policy that would protect hundreds of thousands of undocumented spouses of US citizens from deportation, according to administration officials.
The issue of immigration has proven an election-year headache for Mr. Biden, who recently issued a sweeping executive action to curb record migrant arrivals at the US-Mexico border.
The new policy will apply to those who have been in the country for at least 10 years and will allow them to work in the US legally.
The White House believes more than 500,000 spouses will benefit.
Mr. Biden has vowed to make the US immigration system “fairer and more just.” Polls show that the issue is a primary concern for many voters ahead of the November presidential poll.
The White House also believes the new spouse’s policy will benefit 50,000 young people under 21 whose parent is married to an American citizen.
It marks the most significant relief program for undocumented migrants already in the US since the Obama Administration announced the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, in 2012.
The announcement comes ahead of an event on Tuesday marking the 12th anniversary of Daca, which shielded over 530,000 migrants who came to the US as children – known as Dreamers – from deportation.
On Monday, senior administration officials said that undocumented spouses of US citizens would qualify if they had lived in the country for 10 years and been married as of 17 June.
Those who qualify will have three years to apply for permanent residency and will be eligible for a three-year work permit.
Tuesday, November 5, 2024, is the next presidential election in America. Ironically, it is a rematch between incumbent Joseph R. Biden and former President Donald J. Trump, as both have clinched the nominations for their parties. Biden for the Democratic Party and Trump for the Republican Party.
The fierce rematch starts with a face-to-face debate on Thursday, June 27, 2024, at 9 p.m. Central Time and 8:PM Eastern Time. While it is 2:00 p.m., Greenwich mean time in West Africa. The debate will be live on CNN. Biden is 81, and Trump is 78.
Please plan to watch it so that you can see for yourself what the two men are made of, what they stand for, and their vision for the free world instead of being told misled information.
For those of you who have been asking me if former President Trump was still running despite his felony conviction, this is your answer. Nothing in the American Constitution prevents a felony from contesting the American presidency.
By LRTN Reporter USA
