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Dick Durbin: Trump holding Dreamers 'hostage' with immigration plan (Offer Rejected)
Washington Examiner ^ | January 25, 2018 | Pete Kasperowicz

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.


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KEYWORDS: aliens; braking; criminalaliens; daca
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1 posted on 01/25/2018 6:10:33 PM PST by Red Steel
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Trump knew the Dems would reject it.


2 posted on 01/25/2018 6:11:58 PM PST by Col Frank Slade
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"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."

What does that even mean?

3 posted on 01/25/2018 6:12:44 PM PST by ClearCase_guy (Benedict McCain is the worst traitor ever to wear the uniform of the US military.)
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To: Red Steel

How about we give Durbin, Schumer, and Pelosi to the “Dreamers”.... to take with them, back to wherever they came from!!


4 posted on 01/25/2018 6:13:09 PM PST by Enchante (FusionGPS "dirty dossier" scandal links Hillary, FBI, CIA, Dept of Justice... "Deep State" is real)
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To: Col Frank Slade

I am shocked that they rejected it. Even now I suspect they will change their minds. But if they don’t then that basically means that a deal on DACA is dead.


5 posted on 01/25/2018 6:13:37 PM PST by Brilliant
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To: Red Steel

Yo Dick, it’s as good as it’s gonna get. That I can tell you.


6 posted on 01/25/2018 6:14:03 PM PST by gubamyster
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To: Col Frank Slade

And it makes the Democrats look bad.


7 posted on 01/25/2018 6:14:07 PM PST by EdnaMode
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To: Col Frank Slade

Dems never want to end their holy grail chain migration..its all about inviting not only the roaches, but the roaches friends, family, the family members pets, anyone that can come here and vote Democrat


8 posted on 01/25/2018 6:14:30 PM PST by Sarah Barracuda
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Dick Durbin: Trump holding Dreamers ‘hostage’

“Little Dick” Durbin flapping his yap. What happened to lying Schmuck Schumer? What a colossal couple of bullshit artist losers.


9 posted on 01/25/2018 6:14:31 PM PST by GoldenPup
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Correct.


10 posted on 01/25/2018 6:14:52 PM PST by Col Frank Slade
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To: Red Steel

Let the deportations begin..........


11 posted on 01/25/2018 6:15:05 PM PST by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here of Citizen Parents__Know Islam, No Peace-No Islam, Know Peace)
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We are not beginning to realize that the Democrats have planned all along to hijack the vote and take over the country. They will fight to the finish over that wall because that is the ONLY place where they are going to get enough ignorant people to vote them into office in perpetuity.


12 posted on 01/25/2018 6:15:22 PM PST by MeneMeneTekelUpharsin (Freedom is the freedom to discipline yourself so others don't have to do it for you.)
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Durban isn’t going to get a better deal. Both sides are going to be pissed off if there is a true compromise.


13 posted on 01/25/2018 6:15:45 PM PST by Vermont Lt (Burn. It. Down.)
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Levin was complaining about Trump on this. Levin doesn’t understand Trump’s methods. He knew Turban would reject this. All his callers who he let through were parroting Levin, who doesn’t understand Trump


14 posted on 01/25/2018 6:15:57 PM PST by BigEdLB (To Dimwitocrats: We won. You lost. Get used to it.)
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Yo Dick, it’s as good as it’s gonna get. That I can tell you.

Donald? That you?

15 posted on 01/25/2018 6:16:03 PM PST by bagster (Even bad men love their mamas.)
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Trump made a CREDIBLE offer - the Dems rejected it out of hand...and so when the media starts the sob stories about all the Nobel-winning Dreamers facing deportation, most Americans will NOT be blaming Trump.


16 posted on 01/25/2018 6:16:08 PM PST by BobL (I shop at Walmart...I just don't tell anyone)
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Well, IMHO, having their asses “held hostage” sure beats being deported back to their homes or being sentenced to prison for violating U.S. laws. Little Dick needs to get himself a Coke and try to lighten up a bit. He needs to remember, THESE DACAS ARE NOT U.S. CITIZENS. They are foreign invaders.


17 posted on 01/25/2018 6:16:34 PM PST by FlingWingFlyer (#NotARussianBot)
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Dick, you have the opportunity to open your home to dreamers just like Schumer did. Show us your absolute and infinite compassion. Talk about holding hostages. It is you Dick.


18 posted on 01/25/2018 6:17:19 PM PST by taterjay
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To: Red Steel

Good, in March deport them all and their criminal illegal parents. Contract a couple of cruise ships and take them home. Empty the pool first and lock up the liqueur.


19 posted on 01/25/2018 6:18:00 PM PST by wetgundog (Mainstream Media, Lying Liars Lying.)
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Counter offer Durbin? ‘We want everything we wanted 9 years ago but we didn’t want to get voted out of office even faster than we were by the public.’ is my guess.


20 posted on 01/25/2018 6:18:05 PM PST by kingu (Everything starts with slashing the size and scope of the federal government.)
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