As for the wall, a conservative House GOP aide privy to ongoing negotiations told The Daily Beast that “members aren’t willing to die on a hill for [it].”

“Conservatives want the [DACA] issue to go away,” the aide added, “with the caveat that we get border security, ending chain migration, and conservative immigration reforms in return for [DACA protections].”


But there are signs that the president is, indeed, re-calibrating his approach to a conundrum he created himself by rescinding the program last year. Trump tweeted on Tuesday that DACA activists would start “falling in love” with both him and Republicans—a missive interpreted as a sign he is predisposed toward getting a deal done. A source close to Trump suggested that the administration should seek even superficial policy measures that would nonetheless sate the president’s base, even if it means coming up a bit short on a major campaign promise.


During the final three weeks before the holidays, a bipartisan group of senators met every day they were in Washington to discuss a deal. And toward the middle of December, White House Chief of Staff John Kelly attended. His presence was interpreted as a positive sign for the administration’s seriousness in forging a compromise. So too was the absence of another Trump official. Immigration hardliner Stephen Miller, who has been one of the foremost champions of ending chain migration, was not in attendance, an aide confirmed.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.the...e-wall-on-daca

The conservative media is already accusing Trump for prioritizing “illegals-aliens” for his daca tweet this morning.