DREAMERS/GOP/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Top congressional Republicans signaled Thursday [9-14-17] that they wouldn’t be pressured into enacting an immigration framework reached between President Donald Trump and top Democrats, as conservatives reacted with alarm to news of a fledgling deal to protect young people brought to the U.S. illegally as children.
Mr. Trump, who ran for president on a hard-line immigration platform, jolted many of his own supporters by agreeing with Democrats to pair legal status for the group often called ‘Dreamers’ with enhanced border security measures. The president agreed that the package would omit funding for his promised border wall, and said nothing about including other enforcement measures aimed at finding and deporting people living illegally in the U.S.
It was the second time in a week that Mr. Trump bypassed his party and dealt directly with Democrats. That left GOP congressional leaders excluded, but also relieved them of some of the political burden of delivering on immigration, which has long divided their party, GOP aides said.”
-Laura Meckler and Kristina Peterson, “GOP Pushes Back on ‘Dreamers’ Deal Sought By Trump, Democrats,” The Wall Street Journal online, Sept. 14, 2017 10:07pm