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Immigrants cheered by possible citizenship path under Biden
Read full article: Immigrants cheered by possible citizenship path under BidenThe Workers Justice Project is a Brooklyn based non-profit that helps immigrants. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)HOMESTEAD, Fla. – Immigrants cheered President Joe Biden's plan to provide a path to U.S. citizenship for about 11 million people without legal status, mixing hope with guarded optimism Wednesday amid a seismic shift in how the American government views and treats them. The newly inaugurated president moved to reverse four years of harsh restrictions and mass deportation with a plan for sweeping legislation on citizenship. In New York, Blanca Cedillos said she also was disappointed Biden did not mention immigration during the speech she watched with a half-dozen other masked immigrants at the Workers Justice Project. “Like thousands of mothers and fathers, I want for my daughters to have something better in this country,” Aguirre said.