According to Vice President Harris’ repeatedly touted and failed 2021 immigration bill, the Harris-Biden administration intends to grant de facto amnesty to millions of undocumented immigrants, potentially targeting former President Trump. It was intended to allow the return of more than 1 million people who were deported under the Act.
Democratic presidential candidates have repeatedly highlighted the U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021 as evidence of the current administration’s efforts to resolve the border crisis.
“At the beginning of this administration, almost within hours of being sworn in, we introduced our first bill in Congress… It was a bill to fix our immigration system,” Harris told Fox News’ Brett in an interview earlier this month. told Baier. “And we are focused on solving problems.”
Kamala Harris has long supported giving legal status to millions of undocumented immigrants. AP
However, the text of the bill sent to Congress on the day Biden was sworn in as president states that a person would be considered eligible if the applicant was “physically present in the United States on or before that date.” indicates an intention to grant “future immigration status”. January 1, 2021.
According to the Pew Research Center, there were more than 10 million illegal immigrants in the United States in 2021.
More than 10 million more illegal aliens have entered the United States during the years of the Biden-Harris administration, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection data.
The bill also would require that the Secretary of Homeland Security “Residency Requirements for Persons Deported on or After January 20, 2017” if they were physically present in the country for three years prior to being deported by the Trump Administration. It made it possible to exempt the
This provision could result in the 1.5 million people deported by President Trump being invited to return to the United States.
The bill was never considered in committee in either the House or the Senate.
Colombian migrants walk on a desert road after crossing the United States and Mexico on September 22, 2024, near Jacumba Hot Springs, California. Getty Images The 2021 Biden-Harris bill would give legal status to millions of illegal aliens. Aristide Economopoulos
When Telemundo anchor Julio Vaqueiro asked Harris this week why no one was talking about a “path to citizenship,” she said yes, suggesting the idea was still on the table. .
“I am. That’s what I’m talking about,” she said, adding, “America needs a smart, humane immigration policy that includes a path to citizenship.”
Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) said the Biden-Harris bill “will not secure our borders or stop the free flow of fentanyl, criminals, and human trafficking.” Rather, it paves the way for mass amnesty for more than 11 million illegal immigrants and will always be remembered as one of the most radical immigration bills ever considered by the Senate.” told the Post.
