Senator Joe Manchin on face the nation

MARGARET BRENNAN: So- So how do you get language that actually Democrats will sign off on? Because you hear from the administration that, as- as you were mentioning here, that time and again Democrats have voted for barriers and fencing. How do you get what the president wants?
SEN. MANCHIN: We voted for that and offered that. But it takes more than that. As far as you look at immigration problem.You have people that came to the country the wrong way for the right reason. They brought children in here that have been here and been productive, They're educated. They're in our military. They're in so many facets of our economy and doing a great job. Don't they deserve an opportunity for a path to be a citizen of this great country? If the president or his hard right-wing would look at that in a little bit more compassionate way, I think it would break down the problems that we have no the barriers.

MARGARET BRENNAN: A path to citizenship in the next three weeks?

SEN. MANCHIN: Well that would be- for Dreamers and DACA- that was- he offered the DACA the three years. We're saying, can't those people deserve- 10 years that's a long pathway. A 10 year pathway that would really help an awful lot in order moving forward. Right now we're just caught in between and betwixt. The only way you're ever going to stop this, Margaret, from ever happening again- if- if one thing comes out the three weeks- of this three week negotiating. We have a piece of legislation says we'll never shut down again. And you know how you're going to do that? If we basically ever inflict this pain on ourselves again. They don't get paid the day, The legislators do not get paid. I guarantee you there will not be a shutdown. People in- in Washington didn't feel the pain.It was the people outside of Washington, all the federal workers and all the millions of people depending on the services

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I didn't know that we could join military

There are people on here that have been naturalized thru the military

I think some people did through MAVNI..

Yeah he’s talking about MAVNI

But you voted against us.

Right. Hypocrite.

His DREAM Act vote aside, I'm shocked as hell this is coming from Manchin.

Manchin, what happened back in 2010? ... And now you propose a 10 year path to citizenship for us?! If you and your 4 other side kicks had voted for the Dream Act back then (OR PROPOSED A 10 YEAR PATH TO CITIZENSHIP AS AN AMENDMENT ), most of us would be naturalizing next year! I hate this guy with passion.

Well it is pretty much the only chance they have as next year is election year and it is virtually impossible to get anything done when elections are coming up. IMO it’s is now or we’re waiting until Supreme Court ends DACA or the next administration.