SAN DIEGO: 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.

Biden will announce legislation on his first day in office to provide a path to citizenship for millions of illegal immigrants in the United States, according to four people briefed on his plans.

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