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Obama to Trump: Protect 'Dreamers

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01-04-2017, 02:05 PM
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President Barack Obama told Democratic lawmakers Wednesday that he stressed to Donald Trump the importance of his 2012 executive action that shielded so-called "Dreamers" from deportation and granted them work permits — a program that Trump vowed to dismantle as he campaigned during his presidential bid.

Obama relayed details of his immigration conversation with the president-elect during a morning confab at the Capitol with House and Senate Democrats. Though the meeting focused largely on Obama’s health care law, the outgoing president separately noted to lawmakers that he “spoke to Trump very directly” about beneficiaries of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, according to one member who attended.

The lawmaker said Obama indicated that a fight over the future of DACA recipients would be one issue that would prompt him to get back in the political arena.
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I was hoping Obama would bring the issue up during the meeting with the Democrats.
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If trump doesn't get his way because democrats start blocking things he can retaliate by harming us because Obama is over emphasizing how much he cares about us. A double edged sword, nevertheless I'm grateful Obama is standing out for us.
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Obama is such a great man. Bless him.
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If trump doesn't get his way because democrats start blocking things he can retaliate by harming us because Obama is over emphasizing how much he cares about us. A double edged sword, nevertheless I'm grateful Obama is standing out for us.
I think he's trying to tie his hands here. By showing him that we are a sympathetic bunch that have large amount of support from the public and also political support.
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We will be used as political trophy, so sad. Trump will probably do what he knows best. He will revoke DACA and then send ICE to arrest 1 or 2 dreamers just for headlines. This is my fear..
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We will be used as political trophy, so sad. Trump will probably do what he knows best. He will revoke DACA and then send ICE to arrest 1 or 2 dreamers just for headlines. This is my fear..
Mine too. They ought to honor our due process though.
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We will be used as political trophy, so sad. Trump will probably do what he knows best. He will revoke DACA and then send ICE to arrest 1 or 2 dreamers just for headlines. This is my fear..
Headlines that he's a monster? Trump does not want that his ego is very fragile and small.
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I am pretty much afraid of this happening too.

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If trump doesn't get his way because democrats start blocking things he can retaliate by harming us because Obama is over emphasizing how much he cares about us. A double edged sword, nevertheless I'm grateful Obama is standing out for us.
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I hope he advocates for political refugee status to Trudeau when the time comes.
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