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Trump claims Democrats are 'doing nothing' to protect young immigrants ahead of bipartisan meeting

President Donald Trump claims that Democrats are "doing nothing" for the immigrants protected by the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.
Trump ended the DACA program in September with a six-month delay.
Bipartisan congressional leaders are meeting with White House officials on Wednesday.

Jacob Pramuk
Published 1 Hour Ago
Updated 35 Mins Ago CNBC.com

President Donald Trump claimed Tuesday that Democrats "are doing nothing" to protect hundreds of thousands of young immigrants.

The president's tweet further inflames sensitive congressional talks on legislation to shield those individuals from deportation.

In September, Trump ended the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program with a six-month delay to force congressional action. If lawmakers cannot reach a solution by March 5, those immigrants brought to the U.S. illegally as children will no longer be protected from deportation or have the ability to work in the country.

On Wednesday, bipartisan congressional leaders plan to meet with Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney and White House legislative affairs director Marc Short to discuss DACA and the looming Jan. 19 government funding deadline. Republicans have pushed for more border security funding in exchange for immigrant protections.

While Democrats have signaled they could support such a deal, Trump complicated matters last week by insisting on including money for his proposed wall on the U.S.-Mexico border in an agreement. Democrats have said they will not vote for funding for the proposed barrier.

Neither Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., nor House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., immediately responded to requests for comment. Both lawmakers will attend the meeting Wednesday.

In his tweet Tuesday, Trump contended that Democrats are "just in interested in politics" while Republicans "are about RESULTS." He claimed that "DACA activists and Hispanics will go hard against Dems" and "will start 'falling in love' with Republicans and their President!"

For about a decade, Democrats and some Republicans have pushed for legislation to enshrine legal protections for the young immigrants. Versions of the DREAM Act, championed by Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., and frequently co-sponsored by GOP lawmakers, have failed to gain traction in the GOP-held Congress in recent years.

The Obama-era program shielded nearly 800,000 undocumented immigrants.

Trump ran on a platform of cracking down on immigration and constructing a physical barrier on the southern U.S. border. Months before announcing his decision to end DACA, the president said he was "going to show great heart" toward the immigrants.

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/01/02/trum...-dreamers.html

Please shut up about DACA. Sick of hearing about these people, sick of thinking about these people. Their situation isn't our problem, and they are not our responsibility. Just shut up and tell these stupid DemoQuackis, they've ruined our country with their bizarre obsessions with immigrants over Americans. The voters know this which is why you won the election, Americans First, no deal on DACA.

If they refuse to fund the wall, you'll put troops on the border, you don't need their permission. If they refuse to pass the RAISE ACT, you'll make the vetting procedure merit-based, you don't need their permission to do this. You will also halt the issuance of any federal documents to any illegal alien including any spawn born on US soil to illegal aliens. You have the power to do all of this because you are our top law enforcement officer, despite what the FBI and their DemoQuacki friends in powerful places think.

Just do your job. You're doing great, but know this, Americans who voted for you want zero amnesty, zero legalization, zero "deferred action", and zero work permits issued to illegal aliens. ZERO. Hold the line.

Let their damn President take them and PROTECT THEM!!!

DO NOT SAY ANOTHER WORD ABOUT DACA!!!

WE WANT THEM DEPORTED...LET WORK PERMITS EXPIRE AND OUT THEY GO WITH THE WHOLE FAMILY!!

YES, that's right, not another word about DACA.

We want DACA SILENCE!!