DHS Secretary Says Trump Administration Would Consider Pathway to Citizenship for DAC

During an interview with the Associated Press Tuesday, U.S. Homeland Security secretary Kirstjen Nielsen said the Trump administration would consider legislation that would provide young, undocumented people with a pathway to citizenship.

This marks a departure from Trump’s previous comments. In September, he gave Congress until March 5 to pass legislation to fix the issue but said he would not consider citizenship for DACA recipients.

Congress is now considering three options for immigration reform for young undocumented immigrants: a pathway to citizenship, permanent residency or residency for a certain amount of time, Nielsen said.

Nielsen said officials will discuss the options further with Congress this week, and that immigration reform will be a legislative priority this year.
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it's looking good folks. the force is with us.

Let’s see what Tomm brings!

Looking good. Going to let my hair grow so I can get a fresh cut for my GC picture.

the latest Trump tweets has me rolling yo. the Nuke one and the 0 Flight aviation accidents. T_T

Its now or never!

Trump you can have my house if you sign the bill. My house is worth $1M for the land.

trump. why not legalize illegal immigrants who been in u.s. for 5 years?

The options being considered by Congress include permanent residency, residency for a certain amount of time — perhaps three or four years, subject to renewal — and citizenship, Nielsen said.

“It will be interesting to see where (Congress) can get comfortable with what they mean by what is a permanent fix but the idea would be that you move away from a temporary status,” she said.

Nielsen said she believed any permanent protection for DACA recipients should be limited to the hundreds of thousands who qualified during the three years it was in effect, not anyone who would meet the criteria if it were still in place. She said it should include permission to work.

Everybody wants to find a solution - a permanent solution - to DACA,” she said. “I mean I really haven’t talked to anybody who has said, ‘Nah, we don’t want to do that.’”

The secretary said she was hopeful the White House and Congress can reach a deal that includes border and immigration enforcement measures. She said building a wall along the Mexico border was “first and foremost,” and the administration wanted to end “loopholes” on issues that include handling asylum claims and local police working with immigration authorities.

“I remain optimistic. You have to be,” Nielsen said. “It’s very important. The American people have said they wanted it. I think we should find common ground. The devil’s in the detail.”

https://www.apnews.com/4f4818660e134...for-immigrants

Nielsen said she believed any permanent protection for DACA recipients should be limited to the hundreds of thousands who qualified during the three years it was in effect, not anyone who would meet the criteria if it were still in place. She said it should include permission to work.

damn.. don't tell that to the aged out Dreamers here, any bill that doesnt include them does not deserve passage.