Graham: Jeff Sessions 'is wrong' on Dreamers taking jobs from Americans
Source: Politico
By LOUIS NELSON 09/06/2017 08:17 AM EDT
Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ assertion Tuesday that so-called Dreamers have taken jobs away from American citizens is “wrong,” Sen. Lindsey Graham declared Wednesday morning, pushing back against his former Senate colleague and calling for compassion from Congress.
“Jeff Sessions is wrong. These kids are not taking jobs from American citizens, they're part of our country,” Graham (R-S.C.) told NBC’s “Today” show, rebuking Sessions’ assertion from the previous day. “They're fully employed for the most part, they're in school, they will add great value. The president is right to want to have a heart for these kids.”
The attorney general’s comment about Dreamers, undocumented immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children, came during his announcement that the Trump administration will rescind DACA, a program that offers work permits to Dreamers and protects them from deportation. Sessions, known as a hawk on immigration issues during his Senate tenure, blamed the program for hurting American job-seekers and for creating a “humanitarian crisis” on the U.S.-Mexico border.
President Donald Trump, though, has adopted a warmer attitude towards Dreamers, pledging to treat them compassionately both before and after his announcement rescinding DACA. The president’s decision keeps the program in place for six months, creating a window for Congress to act on legislation to more permanently protect Dreamers. Similar legislation, dubbed the DREAM Act, failed to pass Congress during former President Barack Obama’s administration.
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Graham: Trump Needs To Talk To Kelly About What Border Security Means
By NICOLE LAFOND Published SEPTEMBER 6, 2017 9:49 AM
Discussing his plan to incorporate border security legislation with a revitalization of the DREAM Act, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) said President Donald Trump needs to talk with his chief of staff about what it would take to secure the U.S. border.
It’s not just about a wall, he said Wednesday on CNN.
“I’ve been to the border a lot, a 2,200 mile wall is not necessary. Quite frankly I don’t think it makes a lot of border security sense,” he said. “We do need a wall in some places, but (Chief of Staff) John Kelly is probably the smartest guy I know on border security. He was the head of the southern command as a Marine. So my advice to the President would be, ‘You come up with the border security plan that’s reasonable that will secure the border.’”
If Trump can do that, Graham said he thinks he can “get Democrats on board” for legislation that would combine border security with the DREAM Act.
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