Posted on 01/25/2018 6:10:33 PM PST by Red Steel
Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin, D-Ill., a key senator in the talks to find an immigration deal, came out against President Trump's proposal for a grand bargain, in large part because it would curb legal immigration.
"Dreamers should not be held hostage to President Trump's crusade to tear families apart and waste billions of American tax dollars on an ineffective wall," Durbin said in a statement.
Trump's plan would put 1.8 million immigrants who came to the U.S. illegally as children on a decade-long path to citizenship. But that comes at a high price for Democrats, as he also wants $25 billion for a border wall and other security measures.
Trump also wants to end chain migration, the process by which immigrants can get their extended family members to America, and also wants to end the diversity visa lottery.
Durbin said that's all too much to ask.
"The White House claims to be compromising because the President now agrees with the overwhelming majority of Americans that Dreamers should have a pathway to citizenship," he said. "But his plan would put the administration's entire hardline immigration agenda — including massive cuts to legal immigration — on the backs of these young people."
Durbin also seemed to dismiss Trump's plan by saying senators from both parties are still working on their own proposal. Many progressive groups also came out against Trump's plan Thursday night.
However, Republicans have stressed that Congress needs to find a solution that Trump can also support, not just one that can survive a close Senate vote.
There is something about illegals and migrants. Since they don’t have valid ID, they cause trouble but make it very difficult to prosecute them. Traditionally the solution was to move them along. Now though, they just ignore them. I am thinking mostly of the rape gangs in Europe.
Of course he did. He is looking ahead to November 6, 2018, and this plan makes Trump look like King Solomon
Bingo !
Now it’s 1.8 million. Yesterday it was 690,000. Is betrayal certain now?
SOB....DEMOCRATS holding American CITIZENS hostage to illegals.....sedition.
If the wall was approved but not funded in the past them Trump should just start a GO Fund Me account for the wall. He will have all the money he needs in 30 days.
TCruz, after knifing Judge Moore, now faces a determined Democrat opponent whom the Democrats say reminds them of the Kennedys!
So much for the dem/RINO desires for a “comprehensive plan”.
People in Portland and Seattle seem beyond confused.
Nobody feels bad for illegals, Durbin. You can use the term “hostage” all you want regarding illegals and Americans do not care.
It's perfectly obvious that it would be rejected. There's no way the Democrats would agree to any of the terms, especially chain migration. At this point, I think the Dems would probably even consider the wall as too much.
I’m not confused...and I don’t feel guilty about blaming those who do bad deeds. I don’t want them here if they didn’t come legally.
I paid a lot for my maids who robbed me. The owner of the company made a lot of money using Mexicans to do his work while he charged prices that would cover Americans doing the actual work.
That being said...there are a LOT of idiots here in Portland. They can’t think their way out of a paper bag.
What does Cruz have to do with any of this?
Your comment about Levin tells me you know absolutely nothing whatsoever about him and obviously don’t listen to his program
Levin is a shameless, self-absorbed blowhard. He gave obama pass for 8 years and defended him whenever his eligibility was questioned by a caller. I listened to Levin talk over and shout down a caller time and again...all he does is hawk his tiresome books and tell us how smart he is...
Because it was the DAMAGE DONE by people like Levin and Cruz who took their SWEET LITTLE TIME in finally deciding to support Trump. Made the election, MUCH CLOSER than need be and is the primary reason that Trump is having to deal with this ‘collusion’ crap and the prosecutor.
If people who CLAIM to be conservative have THAT MUCH TROUBLE figuring out whether Hillary or Trump would be better for the country, we really question whether they deserve ANY respect.
How they hell are we supposed to win elections when half of the ‘leaders’ of our party wants the OTHER SIDE to win...or takes forever to finally support our candidate?
Do not even begin to think Dreamers will look at Trump as their savior.
These people are radicalized leftists who know where they want their lesders; In the most progressive leftist Democrat party they can have.
The last thing Democrats want is for this issue to be resolved. President Trump has called their bluff.
Yeah, ineffective. Like the Berlin Wall.
Oh my goodness...well, as Jarhead said you "obviously don’t listen to his program"
When I think of all those who gave their lives to defend a country that has turned into this!!!!! So sad . . . . .
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