President Biden told his Mexican counterpart, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, in a phone call on Friday that he plans to reverse former President Trump’s “draconian immigration policies”.
The big picture: The Biden administration has already begun to revoke several Trump immigration policies, including ordering a 100-day freeze on the deportation of many unauthorized immigrants, stopping work on the southern border wall and reversing plans to prevent undocumented people from being included in the census. 2020.
- Biden also revealed an ambitious immigration bill.
What are they saying: “The president outlined his plan to reduce migration by addressing its roots, increasing resettlement capacity and alternative legal immigration paths, improving border processing to judge asylum applications and reversing the previous administration’s draconian immigration policies, “a reading of White House call said.
- “The two leaders agreed to work closely together to stem the irregular migration flow to Mexico and the United States, as well as to promote development in the North Triangle of Central America. They also recognized the importance of coordination to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. “
López Obrador tweeted that Biden was “kind and respectful”.
Worthless: López Obrador was one of the last great world leaders to congratulate Biden on his electoral victory, hoping to do so until the Electoral College confirmed the election results.