They're not on the record, and I predict that they WON'T be on the record. They're never going to vote for anything that lets these "Dreamers" stay unless the bill contains some very punitive measures that ends up encouraging a lot of them to go back home.
Two words resonate in the minds of every Republican in Congress:
Eric Cantor
I think you're going to be disappointed. Dreamers will stay and Trump will sign it. Not saying that I approve; I don't. But that's how it's going to be.
Statement from Roy Blunt, my Senator: "The young people in the DACA program need a permanent, commonsense solution that will allow them to continue working and going to school in the only country that many of them have ever known. The manner in which this program was created has left DACA recipients in legal limbo for too long, and Congress now has a responsibility to work toward a legislative solution. At the same time, it is imperative that we continue working with the president to strengthen our border security. Enhancing our border security will help facilitate progress toward addressing all aspects of our broken immigration system.
Still think the Senate is going to ship them back?
Now, exactly which Congressmen and Senators are inclined to support a bill with punitive measures that encourages self-deportation? The Democrats are 100% behind amnesty. Liberal Republicans like McCain and Graham support a "path to citizenship" not just for DACA recipients but their parents. So-called conservatives like Marco Rubio support the same.
Given these facts on the ground, where exactly are all of these immigration restrictionist Congressmen and Senators hiding? Even if the President were inclined to sign a bill to punish or deport "Dreamers" (which is debatable), that's not the bill he's going to get on his desk from Congress. Remember, this is the same Congress that spent most of its time debating the best way to make illegals US citizens, not the best way to get rid of them.