White House, Democrats reject competing DACA offers
Source: The Hill
BY JORDAIN CARNEY - 03/19/18 12:48 PM EDT
The White House and congressional Democrats are struggling to break a stalemate on immigration, with both sides rejecting competing proposals over the weekend.
The Trump administration pitched a deal to include $25 billion in border wall funding and a two-and-a-half-year extension of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program in a mammoth government funding bill, but Democrats rejected the offer, according to a person familiar with the talks.
The source added that Democrats countered by offering $25 billion in border wall funding in exchange for a pathway to citizenship for the larger "Dreamers" population, roughly 1.8 million, am move that has been supported by President Trump, but the White House said no.
The legislative pingpong, which was first reported by Politico, comes as lawmakers are racing to finalize the omnibus funding bill ahead of Friday's deadline to prevent the third partial closure of the government this year.
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