Democratic leaders to secretly huddle with immigration advocates to save DACA

WASHINGTON
Senate Democratic leaders will secretly huddle with immigration advocates Wednesday to find out what measures they will — and won’t —support as the clock ticks down on immigration issues that must be decided in the next 50 to 90 days, including the Obama-era policy that grants temporary legal status to immigrants brought into the country illegally as children.

Knowing that the deferred action program known as DACA — Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals — could be eliminated if it ends up in court, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and other leaders are expected to hold a conversation with advocates on the realities of the political fight, pressing for unity and asking if the advocates will give in on any other parts of the immigration fight in order to save DACA.

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It's do or die! Will advocates continue the all or nothing approach?

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Thanks for finding this. I was hoping things were going on behind the scenes.

Hoping the answer to this is yes, they are willing compromise in order to save DACA!

Lynn Tramonte, deputy director of America's Voice Education Fund, an immigration advocacy group, called it “political suicide” for the Republican Party to target one of the most sympathetic groups of immigrants — children unknowingly brought here by their parents.

“There is absolutely no appetite for immigrants being traded off each other or issues being traded off each other,” she said.
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Hey Lynn I bet you are a citizen right? Nothing is going to happen to you if you refuse to compromise and save DACA. I hope they don't listen to idiots like this woman

These advocates are sadly the only thing that stands between permanent DACA solution.. and the shadows.

RACA for the Wall!

what the fuck does that even mean?

It means our time is finally coming

We shall win our Dream!

RAC Act is the best version of "Dream Act" sitting in Congress.

Organize, organize, organize: Everyone has suffered for a very long time. Pass RAC Act and an amendment to **deprioritize** long-time residents from deportation!! Ppl who were not childhood arrivals won't get benefits, but wouldn't lose their lives they've built.

It is stunning to see members of this forum being not very enthused about RACA in exchange for the wall.

So heartbreaking.

I guess they love living in constant limbo.

It's not only the wall but they included more money in the budget for more agents and other stuff. They better do Raca for compromise. Worst come to worse if they do Bridge Act, at least extend it to 5 years instead of 3.