Cornyn: Immigration talks are 'at an impasse'

Here comes the expected downswing

Nothing really new.

http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-actio...-at-an-impasse

He said negotiations on passing legislation to address the DACA program are "currently at an impasse. [Democrats] are jeopardizing the future fate of those DACA recipients."

Democrats rejected an offer from a group of GOP senators led by Sen. Chuck Grassley (Iowa) that paired parts of Cornyn's border security and interior enforcement bill with a DACA fix that did not include a path to citizenship.

Cornyn told The Hill late last week that an update on a path forward could come as soon as this week.

Durbin is willing to compromise, but not with Senators who are against the very idea of DREAM Act.

GOP is trying hard to embrass and shame Dems into giving up their ONLY leverage to save Dreamers.

But everyone knows Govt will shut down if Dems demand isn't met.

Source: http://www.cnn.com/2017/12/01/politi...ess/index.html

Sen. Cornyn rules out DACA fix, setting up government shutdown fight

Republicans need Democratic votes in the Senate in order to pass the spending bill. Without a DACA fix, they may not get them.

Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) says there is “no way” that a must-pass spending bill will include a deal to protect immigrants brought to the country as children, something for which Democrats have been fighting, setting up the possibility of an imminent government shutdown.

The Senate GOP Whip on Monday specified to reporters that Congress’ short-term spending bill will not make permanent protections available for so-called unauthorized DREAMers, according to The Hill’s Alex Bolton. Cornyn said he would “be happy to” address DACA before the omnibus, but Congress has until midnight on December 8 to pass a spending bill or risk shutting down the government.

In early September, President Donald Trump rolled back the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) initiative, an Obama era program granting temporary work authorization and deportation relief in two-year increments. Recipients whose DACA statuses expire before March 5, 2018 were told to renew their work authorization cards for one final two-year increment by early October. Many did, but recipients whose DACA statuses expire beginning on March 6, 2018 could be subject to deportation and job loss. After Trump rescinded the program, he called on Congress to provide a permanent fix for the DREAMers, giving lawmakers six months to find a solution.

Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell recently said it would be “ridiculous” to have a standoff fight with Democrats over the immigration issue and risk shutting down the government.

https://thinkprogress.org/cornyn-sen...-1a7fb892da3c/

A number of Freedom Caucus members are going to the floor and voting no on going to conference on the tax bill to get a longer CR.

@MEPFuller

Lol they're trying to vote against motion to proceed on Tax Bill to gain leverage for a longer CR.

So short CR might be good for us?

lmao so they aint giving Trump his "win" on tax reform?

good lord, they hate us so much to the point they wont give their leader a win.

this is ridiculous for them tbh.

Basically the Freedom Caucus sees they have no leverage on the CR, so they're looking to make a deal by potentially voting down the motion to go conference on the tax bill. @MEPFuller

GOP is pulling all their stops to stop DA

Fuckers.