06-27-2018, 04:19 PM
The Republican 'compromise bill' isn't all that different from the last couple of decent bi-partisan bills. Trump would get his $25 billion Wall funding, immigration would be limited, DACA recipients would get a path to citizenship, the Trump/Sessions child separation policy would be ended...
It's not a certainty that 9 Senate Dems couldn't be persuaded to vote for it. There are Dems in red states who sometimes vote with the GOP. The ludicrous spending bill couldn't have passed without 5 Dems, for example.
However, Trump continues to falsely insist that it's the Dems who are holding up immigration reform; that the Dems are for open borders and crime and all kinds of other unsubstantiated claims and lies. He says that's good for Republicans in elections. I hope he's wrong.
Bi-partisan immigration reform is very doable and the Dems have come to the table and made concessions when asked. It's much more doable and appropriate for the country than trying to please all the Republican congresspeople. The ones on the far right aren't budging in their opposition to a path to citizenship for those covered by DACA. To them, it's 'amnesty', which is the 'a word'. Assholes.
It's not a certainty that 9 Senate Dems couldn't be persuaded to vote for it. There are Dems in red states who sometimes vote with the GOP. The ludicrous spending bill couldn't have passed without 5 Dems, for example.
However, Trump continues to falsely insist that it's the Dems who are holding up immigration reform; that the Dems are for open borders and crime and all kinds of other unsubstantiated claims and lies. He says that's good for Republicans in elections. I hope he's wrong.
Bi-partisan immigration reform is very doable and the Dems have come to the table and made concessions when asked. It's much more doable and appropriate for the country than trying to please all the Republican congresspeople. The ones on the far right aren't budging in their opposition to a path to citizenship for those covered by DACA. To them, it's 'amnesty', which is the 'a word'. Assholes.