President Trump released his requirements for any bill that allows the people covered by DACA to stay in the USA legally. Basically, there are no real surprises in it. The President wants the border wall authorized, strengthening enforcement of immigration law, a limitation to chain migration, and mandatory use of e-verify. There's more, but these are the major points.
The response from the Democrats has been predictable. They are all screaming that these points are deal breakers. Still, many of the items listed by Trump were included it the immigration bill that passed the senate a few years ago with nearly unanimous support by the Democrats.
Most likely both the President's list and the Democrats' response are just opening negotiating positions. As the expiration of DACA gets closer and those it protects are threatened with deportation, there will be a narrowing of the gap between the two sides. It still seems likely that we will see a deal before March of 2018 on this topic.
The response from the Democrats has been predictable. They are all screaming that these points are deal breakers. Still, many of the items listed by Trump were included it the immigration bill that passed the senate a few years ago with nearly unanimous support by the Democrats.
Most likely both the President's list and the Democrats' response are just opening negotiating positions. As the expiration of DACA gets closer and those it protects are threatened with deportation, there will be a narrowing of the gap between the two sides. It still seems likely that we will see a deal before March of 2018 on this topic.
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