Joe Biden To Remove The Word 'Alien' From US Laws

Update: 2021-01-22 06:47 GMT
Within just a day of taking the oath as the 46th President of the United States, Joe R Biden has been taking some key decisions and has already singed some series of key orders during his first day at the office.

As per the latest reports, President Biden intends to stop calling US immigrants "aliens" as part of a sweeping immigration bill.  According to the US Code, the word "alien" means any person not a citizen or national of the United States. It has been used for a long time now despite condemnation from activists.

The term has become even more common under the Donald Trump administration. As per reports, Trump used the word at least five times when addressing at the Mexico border last week before the end of his administration. Mr Biden wants to replace the term in laws with "noncitizen" in the bill.


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