DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/NANCY PELOSI: “House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said President Donald Trump has indicated he would be willing to sign a version of the DREAM Act, legislation that would provide protections for undocumented immigrants who entered the United States as children, that could get Democratic support.
Her comments came during a Thursday [9-7-17] press conference, after a morning phone call with the president and a day after a White House meeting with Trump and other congressional leaders resulted in a deal to avoid a government shutdown at the end of the month…
She later walked back the comment somewhat when asked to clarify whether the president said he would sign a stand-alone DREAM Act…
On Tuesday, the Trump administration announced that it would end the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program that protected some young immigrants who came to the US as children from deportation. The administration set the program to terminate in six months, with the intention of giving Congress time to pass legislation that would address DREAMers.
After Trump’s move, the White House indicated Trump would like to sign a broad immigration bill that includes several of his priorities, as opposed to something just centered around the aims of the DACA program.”
-Lissandra Villa, “Nancy Pelosi Says Trump Indicated He Would Sign A DREAM Act,” Buzzfeed News, Sept. 7, 2017 10:04am