BORDER/DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/WALL: “Any deal on DACA that does not include STRONG border security and the desperately needed WALL is a total waste of time. March 5th is rapidly approaching and the Dems seem not to care about DACA. Make a deal!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Feb. 5, 2018 09:36am […]
Category: Dreamers
2/5/2018
DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Two U.S. senators unveiled a bipartisan compromise on immigration on Monday [2-5-18] that would protect young ‘Dreamer’ immigrants who were brought to the United States illegally as children and would also boost security on the Mexican border. But President Donald Trump appeared to dismiss the plan immediately, saying any deal should provide […]
2/1/2018
DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP POSITION CHANGES: “President Donald Trump said Thursday [2-1-18] that he is willing to walk away from immigration negotiations if Democrats won’t agree to his terms, and many involved in the debate said the chances of a deal appear to be fading… On Capitol Hill, there was no sign of a breakthrough in […]
2/1/2018
DEMS/DREAMERS: “March 5th is rapidly approaching and the Democrats are doing nothing about DACA. They Resist, Blame, Complain and Obstruct – and do nothing. Start pushing Nancy Pelosi and the Dems to work out a DACA fix, NOW!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Feb. 1, 2018 06:51am […]
2/1/2018
DREAMERS/GOP/IMMIGRATION: “Heading to beautiful West Virginia to be with great members of the Republican Party. Will be planning Infrastructure and discussing Immigration and DACA, not easy when we have no support from the Democrats. NOT ONE DEM VOTED FOR OUR TAX CUT BILL! Need more Republicans in ‘18.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Feb. 1, 2018 06:43am […]
2/1/2018
DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION: “An immigration deal protecting young ‘Dreamer’ immigrants and allocating additional funds for border security without also addressing family migration and the visa lottery would be a ‘non starter,’ Republican Mark Meadows, head of the conservative Freedom Caucus in the U.S. House of Representatives, said on Thursday. Meadows said that President Donald Trump could extend […]
1/30/2018
DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A Brooklyn federal judge criticized President Donald Trump’s comments about Latino immigrants as ‘vicious’ and ‘extremely volatile’ during court arguments Tuesday over whether to stop the Trump administration from rescinding protections for undocumented immigrants who entered the U.S. as children… The plaintiffs who sued the Trump administration, including 16 states, have argued […]
1/27/2018
DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP POSITION CHANGES: “I have offered DACA a wonderful deal, including a doubling in the number of recipients & a twelve year pathway to citizenship, for two reasons: (1) Because the Republicans want to fix a long time terrible problem. (2) To show that Democrats do not want to solve DACA, only use it!” -Donald […]
1/26/2018
DEMS/DREAMERS: “DACA has been made increasingly difficult by the fact that Cryin’ Chuck Schumer took such a beating over the shutdown that he is unable to act on immigration!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Jan. 26, 2018 12:16pm […]
1/25/2018
DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP POSITION CHANGES: “President Donald Trump proposed a path to citizenship for 1.8 million undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. as children, if lawmakers agree to create a $25 billion fund to expand barriers along the Mexican border and implement other deep changes to the immigration system. The White House suggested the proposal […]
1/23/2018
BORDER/DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/NATIONAL SECURITY/POLITICS: “U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday [1-23-18] sought a way forward on an immigration deal including protection for ‘Dreamer’ immigrants and border security before federal funding runs out again next month. On Monday, the Republican-led Congress passed a measure signed into law by President Donald Trump to fund the federal government through Feb. 8 following […]
1/22/2018
DEMS/DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/POLITICS: “Liberal activists are furious with Democratic senators after most of them agreed to reopen the federal government without a firm path to shielding young immigrants from deportation. As the third day of the shutdown dawned, liberal advocates and immigration groups fired off a joint statement blasting as ‘unacceptable’ Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s offer […]
1/21/2018
DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “When President Trump mused last year about protecting immigrants brought to the United States illegally as children, calling them ‘these incredible kids,’ aides implored him privately to stop talking about them so sympathetically. When he batted around the idea of granting them citizenship over a Chinese dinner at the White House last […]
1/16/2018
DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/POLITICS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Senators worked Tuesday [1-16-18] to salvage a bipartisan plan to protect ‘Dreamers’—young undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. by their parents—as the divide grew over an immigration deal seen as key to avoiding a government shutdown this weekend. The White House complicated the negotiations by insisting that Congress allocate billions more for […]
1/16/2018
DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/LEGAL/SUPREME COURT: “The Justice Department on Tuesday [1-16-18] announced plans to seek direct Supreme Court review of a judge’s ruling that blocked President Donald Trump from shuttering a program that gave work permits and other protections to some people who entered the U.S. illegally as children. The administration is also appealing the ruling to […]
1/16/2018
DHS/DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION: “Deporting immigrants who came to the United States illegally as children will not be a top federal law enforcement priority even if lawmakers do not pass a program to protect them, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security chief said in an interview aired on Tuesday [1-16-18]. Kirstjen Nielsen, speaking ahead of a congressional hearing, […]
1/15/2018
DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday [1-15-18] blamed Senator Dick Durbin for blowing up talks on a deal to help immigrants brought to the country illegally as children and said the Democratic lawmaker misrepresented his comments about Haiti and African countries… Durbin has said Trump used the term ‘shithole’ when speaking about […]
1/15/2018
DEMS/DONALDISM/DREAMERS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Statement by me last night in Florida: ‘Honestly, I don’t think the Democrats want to make a deal. They talk about DACA, but they don’t want to help..We are ready, willing and able to make a deal but they don’t want to. They don’t want security at the border, they don’t want… […]
1/15/2018
DREAMERS/GOP/HOUSE OF REPS/IMMIGRATION/PAUL RYAN: “For weeks, House Speaker Paul Ryan has said any deal to shield 700,000 young undocumented people from deportation must be bipartisan. His GOP conference, however, has another idea entirely. House Republicans are pressing Ryan for a vote on a partisan immigration bill that has little chance of passing the Senate. They […]
1/14/2018
DREAMERS/GOP/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Two Republican senators called into question whether President Donald Trump used the term ‘shithole countries’ in a meeting with lawmakers on immigration last week, as critics of the president didn’t back down and continued to suggest his words were racist… The comments showed no signs of quelling a political storm over Mr. […]
1/14/2018
DEMS/DREAMERS/MILITARY: “DACA is probably dead because the Democrats don’t really want it, they just want to talk and take desperately needed money away from our Military.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Jan. 14, 2018 08:09am […]
1/14/2018
DHS/DREAMERS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration said Saturday [1-13-18] that it would resume accepting renewal applications for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, bowing for now to a federal court ruling that blocked an effort to end the Obama-era policy. President Donald Trump said in September that he was ending DACA, which gives safe […]
1/13/2018
DEMS/DOW/DREAMERS/JOBS/TAXES: “I don’t believe the Democrats really want to see a deal on DACA. They are all talk and no action. This is the time but, day by day, they are blowing the one great opportunity they have. Too bad!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Jan. 13, 2018 09:20am […]
1/13/2018
DEMS/DREAMERS: “The Democrats are all talk and no action. They are doing nothing to fix DACA. Great opportunity missed. Too bad!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Jan. 13, 2018 08:14am […]
1/12/2018
DREAMERS: “Amazon CEO and Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos and his wife, MacKenzie, announced Friday [1-12-18] that they are donating $33 million to provide college scholarships for undocumented students who were brought to the country illegally as children. The contribution by the couple is the largest ever to the TheDream.US, a nonprofit co-founded in 2014 […]
1/12/2018
DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The language used by me at the DACA meeting was tough, but this was not the language used. What was really tough was the outlandish proposal made – a big setback for DACA!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Jan. 12, 2018 07:28am […]
1/12/2018
DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “The so-called bipartisan DACA deal presented yesterday to myself and a group of Republican Senators and Congressmen was a big step backwards. Wall was not properly funded, Chain & Lottery were made worse and USA would be forced to take large numbers of people from high crime… countries which are doing badly. […]
1/11/2018
DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/POLITICS: “A bipartisan group of six senators has reached a deal that would shield ‘Dreamers’ from deportation and make other changes to immigration laws and border security — but the framework has yet to win over the White House and other key players on Capitol Hill. As of Wednesday [1-10-18] night, multiple sources said the […]
1/11/2018
BORDER/DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s anti-immigration campaign platform thrilled hard-liners who long felt marginalized in the national debate. Now, they fear Mr. Trump will desert them. Their concerns grew this week after the president met with lawmakers and, as TV cameras rolled, voiced openness to a range of legislative options to legalize young undocumented […]
1/11/2018
DEMS/DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION: “Democratic leaders are facing a potential revolt within their ranks as they edge toward a deal with Republicans that would protect Dreamers from deportation but also include concessions to conservatives that many Democratic lawmakers say are unacceptable. Senate negotiators say they’re inching toward a bipartisan deal that broadly mirrors the parameters laid out during […]
1/10/2018
DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump called the United States courts system ‘broken and unfair’ on Wednesday [1-10-18], the morning after a federal judge’s ruling that ordered the administration to restart a program that shields young, undocumented immigrants from deportation. Republicans and Democrats are in the middle of a legislative battle over the program created by […]
1/10/18
BORDER/DREAMERS/WALL: “The United States needs the security of the Wall on the Southern Border, which must be part of any DACA approval. The safety and security of our country is #1! https://t.co/4CFzQXb5aS” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Jan. 10, 2018 06:07pm […]
1/10/2018
DREAMERS/LEGAL: “It just shows everyone how broken and unfair our Court System is when the opposing side in a case (such as DACA) always runs to the 9th Circuit and almost always wins before being reversed by higher courts.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Jan. 10, 2018 09:11am […]
1/10/2018
DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A federal judge in San Francisco blocked the Trump administration’s effort to end an Obama-era program that protected hundreds of thousands of young immigrants from deportation. U.S. District Judge William Alsup temporarily blocked the ending of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program late Tuesday in a 49-page ruling. Mr. Alsup considered […]
1/9/2018
DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “For 55 minutes, with cameras rolling, President Trump engaged in a vigorous discussion of immigration with congressional leaders of both parties in a setting usually reserved for bland talking points and meaningless photo opportunities. In effect, the president and his visitors threw away the blah-blah scripts and negotiated possible legislation in front […]
1/9/2018
BORDER/DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “As I made very clear today, our country needs the security of the Wall on the Southern Border, which must be part of any DACA approval.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Jan. 9, 2018 07:16pm […]
1/9/2018
DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/LABOR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “They clean federal office buildings in Washington and nurse the elderly in Boston. They are rebuilding hurricane-wrecked Houston. The Atlanta Falcons’ new stadium, plumbing and heating systems at Fannie Mae’s new headquarters, the porterhouse at Peter Luger Steak House and even the Disney World experience have all depended, in small part or […]
1/4/2018
BORDER/DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The gulf over legislation to protect young undocumented immigrants from deportation appeared wide Thursday [1-4-18] as President Donald Trump insisted that any deal include funding for his promised border wall and new limits on legal immigration to the U.S. Mr. Trump said the package to protect so-called Dreamers has to include new […]
1/4/2018
BORDER/DREAMERS/GOP/IMMIGRATION/NATIONAL SECURITY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Key Republican senators will meet with President Donald Trump at the White House on Thursday [1-4-18] as negotiations continue to reach a compromise on border security issues and the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. Trump is set to host the more conservative members of his party negotiating with Democrats in […]
1/3/2018
DHS/DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION: “Three former homeland security secretaries warned congressional leaders and officials of both parties on Wednesday [1-3-17] that the window for legislative action to protect undocumented immigrants brought to the country as children will close by the middle of January, months before a period outlined by the White House. The letter — signed by Jeh […]
1/3/2018
DEMS/DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/POLITICS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Congressional leaders emerged Wednesday [1-3-18] from a meeting with White House officials without a budget deal, as Democrats intensified their push to reach an immigration agreement as part of the negotiations. Lawmakers returning to Washington from their holiday break have less than three weeks before the government’s current funding expires at 12:01 […]
1/2/2018
DEMS/DREAMERS/GOP/POLITICS: “Democrats are doing nothing for DACA – just interested in politics. DACA activists and Hispanics will go hard against Dems, will start ‘falling in love’ with Republicans and their President! We are about RESULTS.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Jan. 2, 2018 10:16am […]
12/29/2017
BORDER/DEMS/DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION: “The Democrats have been told, and fully understand, that there can be no DACA without the desperately needed WALL at the Southern Border and an END to the horrible Chain Migration & ridiculous Lottery System of Immigration etc. We must protect our Country at all cost!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Dec. 29, 2017 08:16am […]
12/20/2017
DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Supreme Court on Wednesday [12-20-17] issued what appeared to be a compromise ruling that laid out guidelines for lower courts as they wrestle with legal issues stemming from the Trump administration’s decision to wind down the immigration program providing quasi-legal status and work permits to so-called Dreamers. Less than two […]
12/20/2017
DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Bipartisan talks over legislation to legalize young undocumented immigrants are gaining steam, key senators said, but top Democrats who have pushed for quick action said any fix won’t happen by year’s end. The immigration debate is one of many matters involved in year-end talks over a bill to keep the government funded. […]
12/20/2017
DREAMERS/GOP/IMMIGRATION/POLITICAL FIGURES: “Republican U.S. Senator Jeff Flake on Wednesday [12-20-17] said that a bipartisan immigration bill addressing the so-called Dreamers, young adults who were brought to the United States as children, would be debated on the Senate floor in January… Flake said in an emailed statement that Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has promised to bring […]
12/19/2017
DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/JOHN KELLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Top senators and White House officials are laying the groundwork for a major immigration deal in January to resolve the fate of young undocumented immigrants whose legal protections were put in limbo by President Donald Trump. At a Tuesday [12-19-17] afternoon meeting with nearly a dozen senators deeply involved in immigration […]
12/18/2017
DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The U.S. Senate will not consider an immigration bill as part of year-end legislation but will turn to a measure protecting immigrant youths known as ‘Dreamers’ in January, No. 2 Senate Republican John Cornyn said on Monday [12-18-17]. Cornyn also said that if Congress cannot meet an early March deadline for passing […]
12/17/2017
BUDGET/DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/POLITICS: “Congress begins its likely final week of 2017 with lawmakers from both parties forced to grapple with tough questions they have deferred all year, including immigration and the federal budget. The government’s current funding expires Saturday [12-16-17] at 12:01 a.m., with no clear plan in sight on how to keep it running. In one […]
12/8/2017
DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/LEGAL/SUPREME COURT: “A divided Supreme Court on Friday [12-8-17] temporarily blocked a lower court from requiring the Trump administration to release internal documents related to its September decision to end a program protecting undocumented immigrants who came to the U.S. as children. The court’s emergency action halting the document release comes just days after it […]
12/5/2017
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’ […]
11/21/2017
DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/POLITICS: “Concern is growing in both parties that a clash over the fate of Dreamers will trigger a government shutdown this December. House conservatives have warned Speaker Paul Ryan against lumping a fix for undocumented immigrants who came to the country as minors into a year-end spending deal. They want him to keep the two […]
11/16/2017
DHS/DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION: “Acting Homeland Security Secretary Elaine Duke late Wednesday [11-15-17] ordered the government to accept renewal applications for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program that arrived late due to postal delays — a reversal after the agency had originally rejected those applications. US Citizenship and Immigration Services issued the new guidance hours before a […]
11/14/2017
BUSINESS/DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/LOBBYING/POLITICS: “Large U.S. businesses and their lobby groups are redoubling a push for legislation to protect young people brought to the U.S. illegally as children, urging lawmakers to act before the year is out. On Wednesday [11-15-17], executives from about 40 companies plan to travel to Capitol Hill to lobby members of Congress, with some […]
11/8/2017
DHS/DREAMERS/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Department of Homeland Security offered a degree of assurance to Senate Democrats critical of the administration’s tough immigration enforcement agenda during a confirmation hearing Wednesday [11-8-17]. Kirstjen Nielsen told members of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee she would prioritize the arrest of […]
11/8/2017
DHS/DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A Mexican man who earlier this year sued the Trump administration, alleging he had been unlawfully deported, was arrested this week and charged with illegally re-entering the U.S. Juan Manuel Montes Bojorquez, 23 years old, was arrested near Calexico, Calif., along the Mexican border, on Monday [11-6-17], according to federal court records. […]
11/2/2017
DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “With the clock ticking and so-called Dreamers in limbo, Senate Republicans signaled Thursday [11-2-17] they are in no hurry ahead of a March deadline to pass legislation giving legal protections to young immigrants brought to the U.S. illegally as children. Democrats and their allies have been laying the groundwork to try to […]
11/1/2017
CALIFORNIA/DREAMERS/IMMMIGRATION/LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “California’s attorney general and those in three other states asked a federal judge on Wednesday to temporarily block the Trump administration’s decision to rescind a program that protects undocumented immigrants who entered the U.S. as children. The request for a preliminary injunction comes in litigation being pursued by the states, along with […]
11/1/2017
DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/POLITICS: “Senate Democrats are weighing whether to use their ultimate leverage — the threat of a government shutdown in December — in their bid to protect hundreds of thousands of so-called Dreamers from possible deportation. Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), a prospective 2020 presidential hopeful, raised the specter of a year-end showdown last week when she […]
10/24/2017
DREAMERS/GOP/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Key Senate Republicans have begun privately discussing the contours of an immigration plan to shield the hundreds of thousands of Dreamers who will lose work permits and deportation protections starting early next year. Preliminary talks show that influential GOP senators are eager to devise a legislative fix for Deferred Action for Childhood […]
10/19/2017
DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/JOBS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Nearly two dozen major companies in technology and other industries are planning to launch a coalition to demand legislation that would allow young, illegal immigrants a path to permanent residency, according to documents seen by Reuters. The Coalition for the American Dream intends to ask Congress to pass bipartisan legislation this year […]
10/17/2017
DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A federal judge in California on Tuesday [10-17-17] ordered the Trump administration to turn over emails, letters, memos and other materials related to its decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. The order by U.S. District Judge William Alsup, based in San Francisco, also appears to cover legal advice […]
10/11/2017
DHS/DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Even as the Trump administration is asking Congress to approve a tough overhaul of the nation’s immigration laws, the Department of Homeland Security is also quietly exploring ways it could transform the US immigration system on its own. The department has been examining a range of subtle modifications to immigration policies that […]
10/9/2017
DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP FAMILY/IVANKA: “Ivanka Trump on Monday [10-9-17] night publicly waded into the immigration debate for the first time, calling the plight of Dreamers a ‘very complicated issue that needs a long-term congressional fix.’ Addressing the Obama-era executive action that protected from deportation about 800,000 young, undocumented immigrants who came to the United States as children […]
10/9/2017
DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s demand that Congress approve dozens of immigration-enforcement measures threatens to derail sensitive negotiations on Capitol Hill over legislation that would help young people brought to the U.S. illegally as children. Most of the demands released Sunday [10-8-17] pleased his core supporters, but drew opposition from Democrats and even some […]
10/8/2017
DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The White House sent Congress an expansive set of principles that would sharply increase immigration enforcement at the border and inside the U.S. and significantly cut the number of new legal arrivals, demanding a high price for legislation under consideration to help ‘Dreamers.’ The documents arrive as lawmakers begin an emotional and […]
10/8/2017
DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP MEMORANDA: “President Donald J. Trump’s Letter to House and Senate Leaders & Immigration Principles and Policies President Donald J. Trump’s Letter to House and Senate Leaders: I am pleased to transmit to you my Administration’s principles for reforming our Nation’s immigration system. In 2012, after the Congress rejected legislation offering legal status and work […]
10/3/2017
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 […]
10/3/2017
DHS/DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration would support legislation allowing illegal immigrants who came to the United States as children to gain lawful permanent status and eventually citizenship, a Department of Homeland Security official said in testimony to Congress on Tuesday [10-3-17]. The Trump administration last month ended the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy, […]
10/2/2017
DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Around the country, thousands of young undocumented immigrants like them have been lining up at legal clinics and scrambling to finish paperwork before the clock runs out on their chance to live and work legally in the United States. Like Mr. Solis, who came to the United States from El Salvador when […]
9/28/2017
DEMS/DREAMERS/GOP/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump and top aides have urged conservative Republicans in Congress to craft legislation protecting ‘Dreamers’ brought illegally to the United States as children, a move that could jeopardize efforts to work with Democrats on the issue. Trump, Vice President Mike Pence, White House Chief of Staff John Kelly and other […]
9/25/2017
DREAMERS/GOP/IMMIGRATION: “A new Senate GOP proposal is being released Monday [9-25-17] that creates a pathway to legalization for so-called Dreamers, but it won’t allow them to sponsor family members to the United States — one of several provisions that make the bill far more conservative than other relief measures for young undocumented immigrants… Tillis and […]
9/15/2017
DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/LEGAL: “Mixed signals from Washington over a possible agreement to preserve protections for young immigrants are increasing anxiety and confusion on college campuses, where the stakes are high. Amid the uncertainty, colleges and universities are stepping up efforts to protect students enrolled in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals programs, telling them to be hopeful […]
9/14/2017
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 […]
9/14/2017
BORDER/DREAMERS/POLITICS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP POSITION CHANGES: “President Trump came under withering attack on Thursday [9-14-17] from some of his strongest supporters, who were outraged and unforgiving about his decision to set aside, for now, a fight over building the border wall he has long promised as part of a deal with Democrats on legislation to protect […]
9/14/2017
DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Does anybody really want to throw out good, educated and accomplished young people who have jobs, some serving in the military? Really!… They have been in our country for many years through no fault of their own – brought in by parents at young age. Plus BIG border security” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]
9/14/2017
DREAMERS/POLITICS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “No deal was made last night on DACA. Massive border security would have to be agreed to in exchange for consent. Would be subject to vote.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 14, 2017 05:11am […]
9/13/2017
DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/POLITICS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump worked Wednesday [9-13-17] to find an agreement on legislation legalizing undocumented immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children, pitching the issue at a bipartisan White House meeting and inviting the Capitol’s top two Democrats to dinner to plot strategy. The overtures have conservatives worried that the president […]
9/12/2017
BORDER/DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “A top White House aide indicated Tuesday [9-12-17] that the Trump administration would not insist that legislation protecting young immigrants known as Dreamers be tied to funding for a wall at the U.S.-Mexico border… The comments underscore President Donald Trump’s desire to see Congress approve a legislative fix for the Deferred Action […]
9/11/2017
CLIMATE CHANGE/DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/POPE FRANCIS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “As he flew near Caribbean islands devastated by Hurricane Irma on his way back to the Vatican from Colombia on Sunday [9-10-17], Pope Francis said that political leaders and others who denied climate change reminded him of a passage from the psalms about man’s stubbornness. ‘Man is stupid, the Bible […]
9/11/2017
DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UN: “The top U.N. human rights official voiced concern on Monday [9-11-17] at the Trump administration’s decision to end the DACA program for immigrants who arrived illegally as children and urged the U.S. Congress to give them lasting legal status in the country. Referring to a move to end the Deferred Action for […]
9/8/2017
CALIFORNIA/DHS/DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The University of California and its president, a former secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, on Friday [9-8-17] filed suit challenging President Donald Trump’s decision to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, claiming it violates due process provisions of the Constitution. The lawsuit comes two days after 15 states […]
9/7/2017
DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/POLITICS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Some 690,000 undocumented immigrants are currently enrolled in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program and risk losing protections if Congress doesn’t act, the Department of Homeland Security said. DACA provides two-year, renewable work permits and safe harbor from deportation to people brought to the U.S. as children. DHS figures show that […]
9/7/2017
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 […]
9/7/2017
DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “For all of those (DACA) that are concerned about your status during the 6 month period, you have nothing to worry about – No action!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 7, 2017 08:42am […]
9/7/2017
DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/STEVE BANNON/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon said he doesn’t agree with President Donald Trump’s decision to end the DACA program and blasted the Catholic Church’s support for undocumented immigrants because ‘they need illegal aliens to fill the churches.’… Bannon told Rose that he disagreed with Trump’s decision this week to […]
9/6/2017
DEMS/DREAMERS/GOP/IMMIGRATION: “Democrats and Republicans scrambling to protect Dreamers before a March deadline will almost certainly have to swallow tougher immigration measures in return. GOP lawmakers on Capitol Hill, from the top tiers of leadership down to key rank and file, are quickly coalescing around pairing a measure that codifies the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals […]
9/6/2017
DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/LEGAL: “More than a dozen states sued the Trump administration on Wednesday [9-6-17], challenging the president’s plan to rescind a program that protects undocumented immigrants who entered the U.S. as children. The lawsuit came a day after Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced the end of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, created by former […]
9/6/2017
DREAMERS/HOUSE OF REPS/IMMIGRATION: “House Speaker Paul Ryan said Wednesday [9-6-17] he would work to find a compromise that protects young undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. as children, suggesting the measure may be paired with additional border security. The Wisconsin Republican said it was important to protect the young people in the wake of President […]
9/5/2017
DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump on Tuesday [9-5-17] ordered an end to the Obama-era executive action that shields young undocumented immigrants from deportation, calling the program an ‘amnesty-first approach’ and urging Congress to replace it with legislation before it begins phasing out on March 5, 2018… The statement was released shortly after Mr. Trump, who […]
9/5/2017
DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION: “Congress now has 6 months to legalize DACA (something the Obama Administration was unable to do). If they can’t, I will revisit this issue!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 5, 2017 07:38pm […]
9/5/2017
DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The head of the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce resigned from President Donald Trump’s National Diversity Council Tuesday over the administration’s decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. ‘I tried to work as hard as I could with this administration on this issue and I continue to want to […]
9/5/2017
BUSINESS/DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/JOBS: “American employers say they are missing one key ingredient these days: Workers. Finding qualified and available candidates is a major challenge for companies. Some have cut back on hiring as a result. Many businesses — from farmers to Facebook — plug the gap with some of the 27 million foreign-born workers living in the […]
9/5/2017
DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s move to end a program that protects young, undocumented immigrants sets up a six-month scramble among Republicans who want to save the protections, others who want to kill them and still others who hope to use the program’s future as a bargaining chip for other goals such as funding […]
9/5/2017
DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/POLITICS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Congress, get ready to do your job – DACA!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 5, 2017 07:04am […]
9/4/2017
DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “New York and Washington state on Monday [9-5-17] vowed to sue President Donald Trump if he scraps a program shielding from deportation immigrants who came to the United States illegally as children. The Trump administration is expected to announce on Tuesday that he will end the so-called Dreamers program but give the […]
9/1/2017
DREAMERS/HOUSE OF REPS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Attention will immediately shift to Congress if President Donald Trump ends the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which provides protections and work permits for young people brought to the U.S. illegally as children. The prime question is whether Republicans will be willing to give them similar protections via legislation. […]
9/1/2017
BUSINESS/DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Top executives at a range of companies, business groups and academic institutions banded together to voice support for an Obama-era program protecting young, illegal immigrants amid concerns that President Donald Trump could end the policy. In an open letter, more than 350 executives and other organization leaders urged Mr. Trump and congressional […]
8/23/2017
DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump has been unusually cautious about his plans for so-called Dreamers, but he’s running out of time to make up his mind. Ten conservative states have threatened to sue the administration in order to kill off the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, a 2012 initiative that has granted work […]
7/13/2017
DHS/DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/JOHN KELLY: “President Barack Obama’s program that has protected 800,000 young undocumented immigrants from deportation is likely to be struck down soon by federal courts, predict the Trump administration and even defenders of the program. Department of Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly warned the Congressional Hispanic Caucus this week that the program to protect so-called […]