Joe Biden to prioritise legal status for millions of immigrants

Joe Biden to prioritise legal status for millions of immigrants
President-elect Joe Biden (Matt Slocum, File/AP)

President-elect Joe Biden will announce legislation his first day in office to provide a path to citizenship for millions of immigrants in the United States illegally, according to four people briefed on his plans.

Mr Biden campaigned on a path to citizenship for the roughly 11 million people in the US illegally, but it was unclear how quickly he would move while wrestling with the coronavirus pandemic, the economy and other priorities.

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