Biden to send Congress immigration reform bill after being sworn in.
January 22, 2021
Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th President of the United States. Biden was set to send a comprehensive immigration reform bill to Congress shortly after being sworn into office, proposing overhauls to key parts of the country’s system that would include a pathway to citizenship for many.
The proposed legislation, titled the U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021, provides a pathway to citizenship for millions of immigrants, includes additional funding for border technology, and aims to address the root causes of migration in Central America. The bill would also seek to overhaul aspects of the legal immigration system by expanding certain visa programs, such as providing dependents of H-1B visa holders work authorization and preventing children from aging out of the system.