Posted on 01/11/2018 10:41:29 AM PST by GIdget2004
A bipartisan group of senators appears to be on the verge of clinching a deal on immigration, signaling an agreement could be released as soon as Thursday.
"We've got this bipartisan group. We are at a deal. ... It's the only game in town," Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) told reporters.
Asked what was the biggest remaining hurdle, Flake pointed to a border security package "and what's sufficient. That's what we're working on but we've pretty much got a bill."
A spokesman for Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) immediately downplayed Flake's comments, noting the group of senators were close but did yet have an agreement.
"We are extremely close to a strong bipartisan deal to help dreamers. However, nothing is final yet and there is no legislative text to share yet," the spokesman said.
The group of senators — which also includes Sens. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) — have been negotiating for months on a deal that would include a fix for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.
Their agreement is expected to include legalization for DACA recipients and a border security package, as well as deal with changes to the State Department's diversity visa lottery program and family-based immigration
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Thank you!
FReepers, anything passed in the Senate has to survive the House bill, and vice versa.
Unless it has the border wall, end of Chain migration, end of the Visa lottery, enhance enforcement and e-verify, it will NOT pass both Houses.
Everyone chill!
Do you expect a good deal?
flake is playing games with wall. he is calling it “a fence” IOW no wall.
It also has to pass the house.
I'm stunned to see Freepers expectations that Trump has to maneuver according to their time schedule and how they see that he should. He is NOT a dictator, though I sometimes think too many here wish he were. Immigration is a huge matter that won't be done by a stoke of Trumps hand.....it's just not....my gosh he's done more about border crossings just being elected!
We're always nervous when big things are at play but jumping ahead of what's not yet been tabled to see or hear is just foolish business. Trump has well deserved more respect than he's being given......instead of all this hype the Demo-rats love to see his supporters in.
Gang of Eight Part II: the recycling.
......”Everyone chill!”.....
Exactly! needs to be repeated here on FR often as ‘still’ too many have yet to understand how Trump works...and how things move or not in Washington now there’s a different way to get things done.
Man, Carlin had a wicked sardonic sense of humor.
Don’t just posted .
Cal the White House and your Rep and Senator!,
Call the WH and support Miller who in stoppping the sell out!!
Tell Trump not to be a Stooge !
It’s a trap by his enemies, never trumpers and the Dems .
Flake knows amnesty will cause a 2018 midterm disaster and 2019 impeachment . A reply of the 2006 Bush amnesty - midterm disaster
Call
202-225-3671 !!!
202-
In other words they have an amnesty package but no wall or end to chain migration or end of the visa lottery.
A 40% flip in CA in 32 years is not enough!! These pols, incl. Trump, are making me ill. If this poison passes, it’s OVER.
Show some courage, people!
Think about how this plays out... Do you think the Conservatives in the House are just going to roll over on one of the MOST conservative issues in the USA?
Keep your powder dry, you might need it some day but this is NOT this day!
this is seeming like flake and his gang are trying to “be first” to the microphone to build news momentum.
Trump better not sign it...
The Gang of Eight.
“Gangbang of Five”.
“...the Senate cabal putting the deal together are all amnesty supporters. Flake is trying to stampede the deal thru. Won’t work.”
Since Ryan is refusing to put the House bill up for a vote unless there’s 218 confirmed votes -a bar not required for the health care or tax bill- I think this thing is dead.
AMNESTY! Just in time for the 2018 elections.
I’m surprised how many Freepers are under the impression that Trump is an idiot.
Sease, could you grow a pair?
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