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Biden to prioritize legal status for millions of immigrants

by Elliot Spagat
| January 17, 2021 12:03 AM

SAN DIEGO (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden's decision to immediately ask Congress to offer legal status to an estimated 11 million people in the country has surprised advocates given how the issue has long divided Democrats and Republicans, even within their own parties.

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