Conservatives fear Trump will cut immigration deal

Conservatives are growing worried that President Trump and GOP leaders will strike a slimmed-down immigration deal during the lame-duck session if Democrats win back the House in November.

Republicans fear that Trump, who relishes in the role of dealmaker, will be eager to provide protections for hundreds of thousands so-called Dreamers in exchange for a $25 billion border wall, and that he might do so without getting any other concessions from Democrats if he thinks it’s his last chance to secure funding for the wall.

Still, as conservatives start to grapple with the possibility of life as the minority party next year, they are sending up flares about the possibility of a wall-for-Dreamers deal and warning it could backfire with the GOP base.

“Personally, I would oppose that deal, but it would not surprise me to see some kind of wall, DACA deal,” said Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.), a member of the far-right House Freedom Caucus, referring to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. “It’s hard for me to imagine that would play well with the base.”

A GOP aide said one concern is that retiring lawmakers may make a deal on immigration.



https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4...migration-deal

To all those who think Republicans keeping control of the house is a good thing.

They shouldn't worry.

Chances are in their favor.

Hate to be pessimistic...lol...

Hoping for the best as always.

Republicans will never help us some people here are so deep in a Stockholm syndrome that they can’t see that

Why they fear?

They should be happy for us

They hate us if you haven’t realized by now.

Are they trying to scare Republican voters so they show up in the midterms?

They want voters to stop Trump’s agenda

Wait wut

Great news! Trump for the win.

Let's see what excuses Republicans will come up with.

Can't wait.

What’s wrong with that deal? These guys don’t like fair deals, they straight up what to fleece the opposition.

Chances are slim. It will likely be just a dejavu from late last year. The debate late last year and early this year show that Trump and Republicans are the least reliable people when it comes to negotiations. Trump literally flips every few hours if he thinks his supporters are upset or something due to his insecurities. Conservatives in the House and Senate are also notorious... They demand and do not budge at all. Of course, they might be different if the House flips to Democrats because they know the "wall" will be gone forever.

Also, I doubt that Democrats will give any meaningful wall funding without serious concessions from the Republicans like citizenship for DACA and no change to legal immigration if they win the House. The leadership people got criticized by the Democratic base for being willing to give wall funding so easily last year.