Congressional Republicans Signal Break With Trump Over DACA

[babylonsister]

Congressional Republicans Signal Break With Trump Over DACA
by Andrew Rafferty


WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump will face significant backlash from Congress, including from members of his own party, if he goes through with ending protections for young immigrants who were brought into the country illegally as children.

While Democrats are overwhelmingly united in their effort to preserve the policy, some influential Republican lawmakers have signaled support as well for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA, instituted under the Obama administration in 2012.

"It is right for there to be consequences for those who intentionally entered this country illegally," Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., said in a statement Monday. "However, we as Americans do not hold children legally accountable for the actions of their parents."

The president is leaning toward ending DACA, but with a six-month delay, possibly giving Congress a window to revamp the program, two sources told NBC News. The decision, which was first reported by Politico and is likely to come Tuesday, is not final until it is announced, the sources added.

Republican lawmakers, including some of Trump's closest allies in Congress, have publicly spoken out against the decision they say would unjustly punish those who did nothing wrong.

more...

https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/immigration-reform/congressional-gop-signal-break-trump-over-daca-n798596?cid=sm_npd_ms_tw_ma

[pbmus]

1. A republican with a heart...wow

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

2. They should've coded DACA into law when Obama was president

But they had a bad case of ODS.

[Ilsa]

3. If they mean it, they need to get a bill ready pronto.

Make it a fair one, and the Ds will be on it, I bet. No need to let these fine young people worry and wait.

[SHRED]

4. The Tea party House

I have my doubts if they will go for this.

They thought nothing of throwing tens of millions off of health insurance.