Leaders of Democrat lawmakers do not want to include Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals in negotiations on ending the partial government shutdown.
Leaders of Democrat lawmakers do not want to include Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), the protections for illegal immigrants brought to the United States as children, in negotiations with the White House on ending the partial government shutdown, President Donald Trump said in a Twitter post dated Jan. 13.
“Democrats are saying that DACA is not worth it and don’t want to include in talks,” Trump said . “Many Hispanics will be coming over to the Republican side, watch.”
Trump and the Democrats have debated border security funding which, triggered a shutdown of about quarter of the federal government on Dec. 22. Entering its third week now, it represents the longest shutdown in modern history, beating the previous record of 21 days in 1995 under then President Bill Clinton.
In his typical carrot-and-stick approach, Trump offered to compromise on the specifics of his demand for $5.7 billion for border wall construction but also threatened to shut down the southern border and/or use executive power to build the wall without funding appropriation from Congress.
In the latest twist, Trump said he may declare national emergency, calling the situation at the border a “crisis.” He pointing to the drug smuggling, human trafficking, gang violence, and other crime connected with illegal immigration and border trespassing as well as the violence and other dangers faced by migrants seeking illegal entry.
