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Immigration, climate and economy among the first measures that Biden will sign as president of the United States | The World | DW
According to the publication The Hill, the new tenant of the White House has 53 executive matters on the table that he will reveal until the end of January, focusing each day on a specific issue.
Biden’s first week at the helm of the White House will focus on addressing the “four crises”: the coronavirus pandemic, the climate, the economy and equity.
Among the first decisions of the Democratic leader is an order that will require the use of masks in federal spaces, an extension of the moratorium on evictions and stop the construction of the border wall with Mexico.
Health, pandemic and subsidies
This Thursday he will dedicate it to the pandemic; on Friday to economic relief and the signing of two executive orders on health insurance for people over 65 or with disabilities – known as Medicaid – and the federal Pell grant, which benefits students.
Likewise, he will dedicate next Monday to promoting the “purchase of American products” and in the following days to address aspects such as equity, the climate, health care and immigration.
The new ruler is also expected to announce plans for a Climate Leaders Summit that the United States will host on April 22.
It also plans to rescind the so-called “Mexico City policy,” which prohibits the federal government from assisting associations abroad that assist in access to abortion. Among the actions expected for January 29, the day that will be allocated to migration, it is anticipated that Biden will order a review of the “public charge” rule.
Millions of migrants await “a miracle”
That regulation approved by Trump affects immigrants who apply for a visa to the United States or wish to obtain their permanent residence card, in case it is determined that it may be a “public charge” for the country.
Biden became the 46th president of the United States on Wednesday in a solemn and highly guarded ceremony in Washington, in which Kamala Harris made history by becoming the first woman, the first black woman and the first person of Asian origin to occupy the Vice Presidency of the country.
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Joe Biden, 46º President of the United States
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Joe Biden, 46º President of the United States
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Joe Biden, 46º President of the United States
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Joe Biden, 46º President of the United States
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Joe Biden, 46º President of the United States
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Joe Biden, 46º President of the United States
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