PRESIDENT Joe Biden's agenda includes a plan to tackle immigration issues in the United States.
According to The New York Times, Biden wants to make moving to the US easier and cheaper.
What are Joe Biden's plans for legal immigration?
The Biden administration plans to rebuild and expand the US' legal immigration system, according to a document obtained by The Times.
The draft document, titled "D.H.S. Plan to Restore Trust in Our Legal Immigration System," outlined plans to undo former President Donald Trump's efforts to make immigration more difficult, expensive and slower.
Policies described in the document would help more people move to the US, including refugees, asylum-seekers, trafficking victims, skilled workers, families of Americans living aboard and Native Americans born in Canada, The Times reported.
Biden's agenda would revamp various programs in the immigration system, including the H-1B visa program for highly skilled workers.
The U-visa program, which offers citizenship to immigrants if they cooperate with law enforcement would also be included, The Times reported citing the document.
The proposals would aim to give people a better chance of securing work visas or joining families who live in the US, The Times reported.
People could also pay less or get waivers in order to lower barriers to immigration, the report said.
More security checks for immigrants under the Trump administration and travel restrictions during the pandemic have meant fewer foreigners coming into the US.
As a result, US Citizenship and Immigration Services, financed by immigrants' fees, has received less money, The Times reported.
According to the outlet, the document said that restoring the agency would be central to Biden's efforts.
Has Biden met with DACA receipents?
On May 14, President Biden met with six participants in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program as he continued his push to provide undocumented immigrants with legal status.
The six so-called "Dreamers" work in health care, education, and agriculture and discussed their experiences on the frontlines of the pandemic, the White House told NBC.
The White House said Biden reiterated his support for two bills before the Senate that would create a pathway to citizenship for DACA participants and give legal status to farmworkers.
However, the bills lack enough support from Republicans to pass the Senate.
His May 14 meeting was Biden’s second gathering with a DACA group; the first took place on a recent trip to Georgia.
First lady Jill Biden also included a DACA participant as one of her “virtual” guests at the president's first address to Congress in April.
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