President Trump has made clear that he will not agree to any bill on DACA that does not include construction of the border wall and increase funding for border security. Democrats say that they won't agree to any funding for the government that include doesn't include a DACA deal. One has to wonder if either of these statements are real. The Dems said the same thing before the December deal to fund the government and that deal had nothing in it regarding DACA. Trump, however, hasn't yet shown anything to indicate that his position on the wall is flexible.
Trading protection for the 800,000 DACA participants for funding the wall and border security seems like a no brainer to most people. Letting the DACA people stay and even giving them a long term path to citizenship will keep productive people here in the USA. America has already paid billions of dollars to educate those in DACA. They are integrated in our society. Hardly anyone wants to deport them. On the other hand, building the wall will not be all that expensive. It will stop people sneaking over big portions of the border. For example, a wall built in the San Diego area cut illegal immigration in that area by over 90%. Even more important, the wall will be a major help in stopping some of the flow of illegal drugs into the USA. No one is in favor of more heroin in America. Hardly anyone wants to see constant illegal immigration. That's why this trade seems to make so much sense.
For the longest time, however, the Democrats have almost unanimously promised that they would never agree to the wall. That position is like a badge of honor for Washington Democrats. They seem to think that their base demands this position. Now, however, that may be changing. For example in Roll Call, liberal Walter Shapiro writes that it may be time for this DACA/Wall deal to go ahead. Here's someone in the heart of the DC Democrat/media establishment actually writing in favor of a deal. It could well be a sign of thing to come.
Trading protection for the 800,000 DACA participants for funding the wall and border security seems like a no brainer to most people. Letting the DACA people stay and even giving them a long term path to citizenship will keep productive people here in the USA. America has already paid billions of dollars to educate those in DACA. They are integrated in our society. Hardly anyone wants to deport them. On the other hand, building the wall will not be all that expensive. It will stop people sneaking over big portions of the border. For example, a wall built in the San Diego area cut illegal immigration in that area by over 90%. Even more important, the wall will be a major help in stopping some of the flow of illegal drugs into the USA. No one is in favor of more heroin in America. Hardly anyone wants to see constant illegal immigration. That's why this trade seems to make so much sense.
For the longest time, however, the Democrats have almost unanimously promised that they would never agree to the wall. That position is like a badge of honor for Washington Democrats. They seem to think that their base demands this position. Now, however, that may be changing. For example in Roll Call, liberal Walter Shapiro writes that it may be time for this DACA/Wall deal to go ahead. Here's someone in the heart of the DC Democrat/media establishment actually writing in favor of a deal. It could well be a sign of thing to come.
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