Instead it was a mass amnesty bill called the U.S. Plus, Biden introduced just one piece of legislation on his first day in office, and it wasn’t a COVID-19 relief package. Of Biden’s 17 actions, three dealt with coronavirus, two dealt with the economy, two dealt with climate, two dealt with racial equity, one dealt with ethics, one dealt with regulation, and six dealt with immigration. And not addressing immigration in a way that enhances the vital security and economic interests of the American people. And judging by his first day, it appears that his top priority was not any one of those four “overlapping and compounding crises.” Instead, Biden’s top priority – again, judging by the things he chose to do first – is immigration. This tells us something about his priorities. So Biden had a big first day, issuing 17 executive orders, multiple agency directives, and sent his first bill to Congress. ![]() “The COVID-19 crisis, the resulting economic crisis, the climate crisis, and a racial equity crisis.” Thus, Klain argued, President Biden should undo much of what President Trump did – and fast. “We face four overlapping and compounding crises,” new chief of staff Ron Klain wrote in a memo a few days before inauguration. ![]() The new Biden administration said it must act quickly, and act with a flurry of executive orders, because the nation is experiencing multiple crises. ![]() Immigration was President Biden’s top priority on day one.
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