DREAMERS/GOP/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Key Senate Republicans signaled Tuesday [10-3-17] support for legislation allowing so-called Dreamers to stay in the U.S., but said they want it paired with immigration enforcement inside the U.S., as well as border security.
Those conditions would make finding agreement difficult. Democrats say they want Congress to legalize young undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. as children but they oppose tying the program to enforcement measures beyond border security.
Debating the issue at a hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Republicans offered lists of enforcement measures that they suggested might be included in a package with the ‘Dreamer’ program. Sen. John Cornyn (R., Texas) said young people ‘should not be penalized for being brought here illegally through no fault of their own.’ But he added what he called a ‘big caveat.’…
The committee’s chairman, Sen. Charles Grassley (R., Iowa), suggested provisions such as requiring all employers to use the e-Verify system to check whether potential employees have authorization to work, making it easier to deport criminals and speeding up deportation for asylum seekers who can’t prove their claims.”
-Laura Meckler, “Senate Republicans Signal Support for ‘Dreamers,’ With Conditions,” The Wall Street Journal online, Oct. 3, 2017 06:55pm