DREAMERS/GOP/IMMIGRATION: “Moderate Republicans in Congress are seeking to lead on a possible solution for young undocumented immigrants, as a group on Tuesday pushed their leadership to reach a deal by the end of the year.
Thirty-four Republicans on Tuesday [12-5-17] signed a letter to House Speaker Paul Ryan urging him that Congress should act ‘immediately’ on a ‘permanent legislative solution for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients before the end of the year.’
On the Senate side, Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake told reporters Monday that he is working with Democratic Sens. Dick Durbin and Michael Bennet along with fellow Republican Sen. Cory Gardner to reach a bipartisan deal on DACA, a program that protects young undocumented immigrants brought to the US as children from deportation, which President Donald Trump is ending…
The moderate-led efforts come amid the lack of progress since Trump’s September announcement from leadership in reaching a deal and the increasing pressure from Democrats and a flank of the GOP to resolve the issue before Congress recesses for the holidays.”
-Tal Kopan, “Moderate Republican lawmakers push Ryan on DACA solution,” CNN Politics, CNN.com, Dec. 5, 2017 01:30pm