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WASHINGTON A bipartisan immigration proposal surfaced Monday in the Senate, only to be quickly knocked down by President Donald Trump via Twitter. Firing back, one senator pushing the narrowly focused compromise said Trump's "unconstructive engagement" has hurt congressional efforts to strike a broader deal.
Sens. John McCain, R-Ariz., and Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., said they were proposing legislation that would provide a pathway to legal status potentially including citizenship for immigrants who entered the U.S. illegally as children, known as "Dreamers." It would also require the government to strengthen border security by 2020, but stops short of specifically providing the $25 billion Trump wants for a U.S.-Mexico border wall.
"Any deal on DACA that does not include STRONG border security and the desperately needed WALL is a total waste of time. March 5th is rapidly approaching and the Dems seem not to care about DACA. Make a deal!" Trump tweeted.
The "Dreamers" have been protected by the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA, created by former President Barack Obama. Trump has said he's terminating the program but given Congress until March 5 to renew it, though a federal judge's temporary order preserving DACA has left that deadline's impact murky.
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CaliforniaPeggy
(149,724 posts)sheshe2
(83,938 posts)He has only ever wanted his stupid wall.
ProudLib72
(17,984 posts)I know there is no love lost between McCain and tRump, but if a bipartisan bill like this that looks like an honest compromise is immediately shot down by the loser in chief, you have to wonder how senators are going to respond. I think McCain might be able to draw even more support away from the orange blunderer if he pushes this bill. This moronic tweet underscores how tRump is just a petulant child who does not understand anything about working with others to accomplish goals.