San Jose activists say politicians wager immigrants’ lives on Biden’s reform goal

by Sonya Herrera, San Jose Spotlight February 23, 2021February 22, 2021

"Biden: Green cards for all, no exclusions" is projected against the Rotunda at San Jose City Hall during a protest for immigration reform on Jan. 20. (Photo courtesy of Decolonial Action Lab via San Jose Spotlight)

PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN has big plans to overhaul America’s immigration system, specifically undoing some of former President Donald Trump’s most egregious anti-immigrant policies.

But local activists say Biden’s reform agenda doesn’t go far enough — or fast enough — and will force immigrants to remain in the shadows in Silicon Valley for years to come. There are an estimated 180,000 undocumented immigrants and 30,000 “Dreamers” in Santa Clara County, and advocates say Washington politicians are gambling with their lives.

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