ToplineThe Biden administration has directed immigration officials to use “more inclusive language” in how it refers to noncitizens, multiple outlets report, part of a broader effort by the Biden White House to take a more welcoming position toward immigrants and erase the Trump administration’s more hostile stance. President Joe Biden signs several immigration executive orders at the White House on February 02, ... [+] 2021. “The term ‘alien’ is precise, accurate, and in no way offensive. The Biden administration has also taken a more positive stance toward undocumented immigrants, with measures like repealing a plan to exclude them from the Census count and announcing federal immigration authorities will not conduct arrests by Covid-19 vaccination sites. Further ReadingScoop: Biden to use "more inclusive" immigration terms (Axios)The Biden Administration Is Taking The Term “Illegal Alien” Out Of Many Government Communications (BuzzFeed News)Economists Push Biden On Path To Citizenship For Undocumented Immigrants (Forbes)Biden To Admit 25,000 Asylum-Seekers Forced To Stay In Mexico Under Trump-Era Policy (Forbes)Biden Administration Says It Won’t Conduct Immigration Arrests Near Vaccination Sites (Forbes)

Source: Forbes February 16, 2021 21:33 UTC