The order issed by his predecessor ‘does not advance the interests of the United States’, says the PresidentPresident Joe Biden has lifted a freeze on green cards issued by his predecessor during the pandemic that lawyers said was blocking most legal immigration to the United States. Mr. Biden stated in his proclamation on Wednesday that shutting the door on legal immigrants “does not advance the interests of the United States". “To the contrary, it harms the United States, including by preventing certain family members of United States citizens and lawful permanent residents from joining their families here. It also harms industries in the United States that utilize talent from around the world," Mr. Biden stated in his proclamation. As a result, some immigrants blocked by the travel ban found they still could not come to the United States because of the freeze.

Source: The Hindu February 25, 2021 03:04 UTC