International Desk:The Biden administration is planning a new bill to grant citizenship to 11 million undocumented immigrants living and working in the United States. Democrats have raised a bill to create this opportunity.

The bill was introduced on Thursday (February 18th) as part of President Joe Biden's immigration plan. The bill states that there is no rationale for denying these large numbers of immigrants permanent residency in the United States. They brought the bill to give that opportunity.

US President Biden has said that immigration reform is a long-standing demand for citizenship for these immigrants. He says their goal was to move away from the wrong policies of his predecessor, Donald Trump.

The new bill, introduced during the Biden administration, emphasizes the legal protection of millions of immigrants. Most of these immigrants are from Central America and Mexico, living in the United States for many years. They have businesses, homes, children and grandchildren born in the United States.

"Immigration is an immense source of our energy and it is essential for our nation," Biden said in a statement. Referring to the important steps taken to reform the immigration policy, he added, "This is the first important step to make the immigration policies useful. It will reunite family members, improve and strengthen our economy, and protect our security.

The main goal of the new bill is to provide citizenship to 11 million undocumented immigrants living and working in the United States over the next six years. Among these migrants, agricultural workers and those who come with family in childhood (dreamers) will be given the opportunity to settle down quickly or they will be given a green card to work legally.

Democrat Sen. Bob Mendez, a staunch supporter of the bill, says now is the right time to get all 11 million undocumented immigrants out of the dark. He said the bill would improve the living standards of migrants as well as the country's economy and progress.

Organizations working on the rights of immigrants have said they hope Congress will pass the bill. If not, they have called on the Biden administration to consider alternatives.

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