Trump made the comments at a roundtable with Homeland Security officials and lawmakers over the street gang MS-13. In fact, the President seems to be going in the opposite direction.
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Congress is risking another federal government shutdown as House Republicans on Tuesday approved a temporary bill loaded with extra military spending that will nearly certainly face a filibuster from Democrats – and some Republicans – in the Senate.
White House Chief of Staff John Kelly also took a hard line on immigration.
Most of those who spoke about the White House’s frustrations did so on the condition of anonymity.
He is pointing to upcoming talks on immigration, writing, “Fortunately, DACA not included in this Bill, negotiations to start now!”
Former President Barack Obama implemented DACA by executive order in 2012.
Trump has argued in favor of government shutdowns in the past, tweeting in May a year ago the the country “need [ed] a good “shutdown” … to fix” gridlock on Capitol Hill.
It also directly conflicted with the message of unity and compromise that he preached in his State of the Union address just a week ago. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., said Thursday about whether any proposals will get the 60 GOP and Democratic votes needed to survive. “We’ll go with another shutdown”, Trump said. So would I shut it down over this issue? Yes. You can do it with E-Verify, I’m for it. He also said that Trump’s four-part immigration plan proves the president is rooting for the DACA program. However, they eventually approved a short-term bill funding the government through February 8 after Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell promised to work on an immigration deal.
“We are closer to an agreement than we have ever been”, Schumer said. Ben Cardin told CNN’s Wolf Blitzer on the “Situation Room”.
Trump railed bitterly against the Democrats during that shutdown.
Tasneem Al-michael, another DACA recipient who was brought to the US from Brunei when he was 9 months old, said he didn’t learn of his immigration status until he was 16.
Immigration reform advocates have said in the past that many people brought to the country illegally as children did not apply for DACA because they did not meet the age or educational requirements, couldn’t afford the application fees ranging from $400 to $500 or fear handing over personal information to the federal government. “The best opportunity to work together is the budget”, he added, referring to his Republican counterpart, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. According to eight people familiar with the situation, the anger is boiling over as time runs out to complete an immigration deal before the calendar quickly shifts to the midterm elections.
“It’s our hope it can be a promising base bill for further discussion in the Senate”, Coons said.
This is where the President comes in. “But the problem is the only time we discover bipartisanship is when we spend more money”.
“My high school was trying to send me on a trip to go perform in Carnegie Hall, and my parents were afraid that if I had gotten in a plane, I would be deported”, he said.
“I’m becoming increasingly pessimistic”, said Republican senator and immigration point man Lindsey Graham.
There’s just one thing that could unpick the deadlock.
Kelly said Trump would likely reject an effort to pass a short-term extension for the program, which is set to expire on March 5.
It was that kind of intervention that Ryan’s comments on Tuesday appeared to be holding out for.
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Flake is retiring next year and has sharply criticized Trump for having authoritarian tendencies. The nonpartisan Migration Policy Institute has estimated that at least 1.3 million people are immediately eligible for the program.
