“I think the Biden administration has already shown a strong commitment to a more rational and inclusive immigration policy, and I pray that the administration is able to get that policy through the legislature without having to make too many concessions,” said Melody Moezzi, an award-winning Iranian-American author and visiting associate professor at University of North Carolina Wilmington.
“During Trump’s presidency, I heard from countless friends and cousins in Iran who said that America was no longer their first choice of country to which they hoped to immigrate. Canada and New Zealand and several European countries routinely ranked higher for them than the United States. To me, this was a clear indication that America was in decline,” she told Asia Times.
Read Koroush’s full article here:
https://asiatimes.com/2021/01/bidens-repeal-of-muslim-ban-an-olive-branch-to-iran