Republicans met on Dec 19th to discuss DACA
 

A group of House Republicans key in the immigration debate quietly went to the White House last week for an Oval Office meeting with PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP about a fix for DACA -- a program that prevented the deportation of children who came to the U.S. illegally through no fault of their own. House Homeland Security Chairman Mike McCaul of Texas, Judiciary Chairman Bob Goodlatte of Virginia, House Freedom Caucus Chairman Mark Meadows of North Carolina, Rep. Raul Labrador of Idaho and Rep. Martha McSally of Arizona were all in attendance for the Dec. 19 meeting. It was a glove-touching session before the December break, sources told us.

Needless to say, the fix for DACA will be a huge congressional priority in the first quarter of 2018. We hear some Republicans want the GOP Congress to take up the issue in the first few weeks of January. Why? Republicans say doing it earlier allows them to handle the issue on their terms. If the GOP lets it slip close to Jan. 19, Republicans fear Democrats could use the government-funding deadline to extract more. Ideally, Republicans hope to get border security money in the package that fixes DACA. GIVE HIM CREDIT: The president is working the right channels, at the moment. ANOTHER PIECE: Democrats, who weren’t at this meeting, will also be crucial.

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Re: Republicans met on Dec 19th to discuss DACA
 

Re: Republicans met on Dec 19th to discuss DACA
 

I posted their so called demands from that meeting. It is non starter for most Dems .

Re: Republicans met on Dec 19th to discuss DACA
 

They know all requests won’t be met it’s just a starting point eventually both will meet half way, I believe since Dems still have a little leverage theirs no doubt they will get a little more on our behalf than Republicans are requesting .

Re: Republicans met on Dec 19th to discuss DACA
 

It’s just political puppet theatre for republicans. The most they’ll be able to get before January 19th is dream act for border provisions.

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I am curious, are there any hints that Democrats are not folding on this issue?

I would like to think that it will be full fledged Dream Act with reasonable border provisions and thats it...but it seems too easy....

Re: Republicans met on Dec 19th to discuss DACA
 

We need to keep the pressure on them on social media! Call your reps and write! If Dems hold strong then republicans will have no choice but to accept either a clean bill or border protections added

Re: Republicans met on Dec 19th to discuss DACA
 

Dems still have leverage. If I were them I would demand a clean Dream Act cause I'm petty like that and I would like to see Reps lose bigly, but again, I wouldn't want people to be in our position 10 years from now so border security is necessary.

Re: Republicans met on Dec 19th to discuss DACA
 

None really. 14 Democrats voted with republicans on last budget extension. Unless this is some strange gambit to lull republicans into a sense of security this is pretty bad news. You can't even threaten a filibuster if you don't have 41 senators willing to do it.

I have no trust in Chuck Schumer or Durbin to keep the party together. This party needs new management otherwise we get this.

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It's a game afterall. House of Cards. Everyone is smiling but behind each other's back there is a big plot.