President Joe Biden on Wednesday lifted the Trump-era ban on legal immigration for family members of U.S. citizens and residents, as well as recipients of diversity visa lotteries.
In a statement, Biden said that the order of former President Donald Trump that blocks green card candidates and temporary foreign workers “does not promote the interests of the United States”.
“On the contrary, it harms the United States, including by preventing some family members of United States citizens and legal permanent residents from joining their families here,” said Biden’s statement. “It also hurts industries in the United States that use talent from around the world. And it hurts individuals who were selected to receive the opportunity to apply for, and those who also received, immigrant visas through the Diversity Lottery of the Year. Fiscal 2020. “