U.S. President Joe Biden said Thursday that the Biden Administration will implement new immigration measures to receive up to 20,000 refugees from Latin America and the Caribbean over the next two years.
«These actions alone that I am announcing today will not fix our entire immigration system, but they can go a long way toward helping us better manage what is a difficult challenge,» he said, as reported by the U.S. network CNN.
According to a statement issued by the White House, the measures «will expand and streamline legal avenues for orderly migration», while, on the other hand, «will have consequences for those who do not use them».
«The Administration is announcing that it is increasing additional resources to the border and the region, expanding its anti-smuggling operations and expanding coordination, as well as support for border cities and non-governmental organizations,» a statement reads.
Also, the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Justice will propose «a new regulation» to encourage migrants to «seek orderly and legal avenues for migration» with the goal of «reducing overcrowding along the southwest border and pressure on the immigration system.»
Washington will allocate $23 million (21.8 million euros) in additional humanitarian assistance in Mexico and Central America to help regional governments «respond to the growing humanitarian and protection needs of migrants, refugees and other vulnerable populations in their care.»
Biden has also expressed his willingness to visit the southern U.S. border, specifically El Paso, Texas, to discuss border security with local officials and other officials.
Asked by reporters whether he will visit the border when he travels next week to the North American Leaders Summit in Mexico City, he has indicated that is his «intention.» «We’re working on the details now,» he added earlier, indicating that he is «going to see what happens» at the borderline.
Source: (EUROPA PRESS)
