Lawmakers working toward a bipartisan agreement to pass additional border security measures and guarantee protections for nearly 700,000 unauthorized immigrants who were brought to the United States as children are preparing for the White House to get involved in the debate, after the administration announced Wednesday night that President Donald Trump would release a framework of his goals for such a deal next week.
Congress has struggled to find a path forward to address the issue since Trump announced he would allow the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program to expire on March 5, but with just two weeks remaining until a short-term government funding package expires, lawmakers are ramping up their efforts to find a solution that could be included in the next must-pass spending bill.
Trump will weigh in on the contentious debate Monday by releasing a legislative framework to “fulfill the four agreed-upon pillars: securing the border and closing legal loopholes; ending extended-family chain migration; cancelling the visa lottery, and providing a permanent solution on DACA,” according to the White House.
Colorado Republican Cory Gardner, a member of a large group of senators who are holding informal meetings to work through a DACA fix, said on his way to votes Thursday that he welcomes feedback from the White House.
“It’s important to know where everyone is,” Gardner explained.
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05.04.2024