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Search Results: keywords:"Immigration Policy"

  • Type:Presidential Document
    Citation:86 FR 8839
    Reading Time:about 16 minutes

    In Executive Order 14013, the President emphasizes the importance of the United States' role in resettling refugees and addressing the global refugee crisis. The order focuses on rebuilding and enhancing the United States Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP), ensuring it operates efficiently, fairly, and aligns with national values. It revokes previous policies that hindered refugee admissions and directs multiple government agencies to review current processes and improve refugee security vetting, welcome processes, and integration efforts. Additionally, the order highlights the impact of climate change on migration, asking for a comprehensive report on how it influences forced migration and resettlement.

    Simple Explanation

    The President wants the U.S. to help more refugees come and live safely in the country and also look at how climate change might make people move from their homes. He tells different parts of the government to work better together to help these people safely and fairly.

  • Type:Presidential Document
    Citation:86 FR 8277
    Reading Time:about 7 minutes

    The executive order titled "Restoring Faith in Our Legal Immigration Systems and Strengthening Integration and Inclusion Efforts for New Americans" focuses on supporting and integrating immigrants, including refugees, into American society. It directs the review of existing immigration policies and processes, aiming to make them more accessible and efficient, promoting naturalization, and eliminating unnecessary barriers. The order establishes a Task Force on New Americans and calls for an Interagency Working Group to develop a national strategy for promoting naturalization. Additionally, it revokes a previous memorandum regarding the responsibilities of sponsors of aliens, seeking alignment with the new policy objectives.

    Simple Explanation

    The President made a new rule to help people from other countries become part of America more easily, like making the process to become a citizen smoother and friendlier. This rule also asks different parts of the government to work together on a plan, but doesn’t say exactly how they’ll spend money or how long it will take.