“The situation at the border is one we intend to change, but it is going to take considerable time,” he said.
The president plans additional immigration moves soon. On Jan. 29 he will issue executive actions to restore US asylum protections, strengthen refugee processing and set up a task force to reunify families still separated by Trump's border policies, according to a memo shared with lawmakers and obtained by Reuters.
Eligible immigrants who were in the country as of Jan. 1 and meet certain requirements would be given a temporary status for five years before being granted green cards. They could apply for citizenship after three more years, officials said. While Democrats effectively hold a majority in the US House of Representatives, the Senate will be divided 50-50 with Vice President Kamala Harris holding the tiebreaking vote. A lack of bipartisan support has torpedoed past efforts to overhaul the immigration system.
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