10-23-2018, 05:42 PM
(10-23-2018, 10:54 AM)HairOfTheDog Wrote:(10-23-2018, 09:22 AM)Maggot Wrote: Trump offered amnesty for 1.8 million dreamers if the Dems would fund the wall. thats quite a few people and he went against his base and offered it anyways. The left scowled, booed and completely negated that offer which I thought was a good deal. The Dems wanted amnesty but no wall and today there are 8000 heading this way.
You are mistaken.
The Dems were asking for permanent legal protection and a path to citizenship for the Dreamers.
Trump (and most Republican lawmakers) agreed to that and Trump offered amnesty to 1,800,000 undocumented immigrants in exchange for Wall funding and tighter immigration laws.
That pissed off some Republican congresspersons and a whole lot of his base. The pearl-clutchers commenting on Breitbart were ready to disown him f-o-r-e-v-e-r!!
But, Trump ultimately flip-flopped as neither the House nor the Senate could get enough Republican approval for any of the four immigration bills floated.
And, the Republicans refused to include The Wall funding in their subsequent spending bill (giving him $1.6 billion for enhanced border security rather than the $20-25 billion requested).
ETA -- Links:
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congres...on-n886916
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/...need-wall/
Maggot is right and you are rewriting history.