Yes actually. Republicans offered nothing and wanted to end chain migration which would have done a lot more harm in the long run. The best move was to walk away.
Clean Dream Act doesn't mean everybody gets legal or else. It just means to stick to the spirit of the original Dream Act - Provide a path to legal status and citizenship to Dreamers.
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Mid-40's dreamer (yeah, time flies), aged out of original DACA and didn't have a chance to apply for extended DACA after Republicans killed it on the vine. Have family petition that is now officially current but with past skeletons, is risky to move forward with AOS. Life is on hold for now until laws and/or government becomes more friendly. Life kind of sucks at the moment but like Al Bundy and the mighty cockroach, I survive.