2020 politics make an immigration deal unlikely in lame-duck

Immigration was a good issue for Senate Republicans in the midterm elections, but Democrats see it as a winner for them in 2020 and have little desire to negotiate on the issue in the lame-duck session or next year.

The offer that Senate Democratic Leader Charles Schumer (N.Y.) proffered at the start of this year — full funding for the border wall in exchange for reauthorization of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which protects immigrants who came to the country illegally as children — is no longer on the table.

Democrats say they are content to take the issue into 2020, when Democratic voters are projected to turn out in larger numbers and two pivotal Senate races will be fought in states with large Hispanic populations: Arizona and Colorado.


A Senate Democratic aide noted that there’s less incentive for Democrats to agree to funding Trump’s border wall in the December lame-duck session now that they have captured control of the House and will have more leverage on immigration next year.

Democratic lawmakers, however, haven’t yet had a chance to gather in Washington to discuss their strategy moving forward.

Wilkes said there’s no reason to compromise with Trump over the wall during the lame-duck when they can use control of the House next year to get him to agree to a DACA fix.

“A shutdown never helps the party that causes it,” he said, discounting Trump’s leverage.


Lake said Trump “definitely would benefit” from striking a deal to reimplement DACA but questioned whether he would want to do it.

Senate Republican Conference Chairman John Thune (S.D.), the third-ranking Senate GOP leader, said Tuesday he is hopeful of a border wall deal but said he would need to check in with Democratic colleagues.

https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/...y-in-lame-duck

Democrats should tell Trump,

Hey, buddy, I don't have a lot of time, I can either work on investigating your tax returns or do DACA fix, which one do you prefer?

I still think at the end of the day we will be fine. It's not going to be pretty, but we will be. I can't imagine the Supreme Court ending DACA and democrats being in charge of the House and not do something. There will be plenty of opportunity to do something next year if DACA ends. Budget and spending bills has to be passed every year etc. At the very least we will see a legislative extension attach to something.

At this point, a stop-gap measure like the BRIDGE Act would at least hold everything together until we get a Democrat elected in 2020.

Dream act getting close to 20 years

Depressing as fffk

Democrats can plan all they want. But, the moment the SCOTUS ends DACA is going to be the day that all the shitty plans will go to hell and they will have to do something.

Shit my nigga. I’ve been in this country since I was 2 years old. Throw a brother a bone.

Hispanic voters? LOL. LOL. Please.

I forget whether BRIDGE ACT has travel benefit...? I read it not?

More of the same.

Great news indeed!