Dreamer discussions on Capitol Hill are ... not great.

Inside the faltering Dreamer talks

Negotiations are increasingly stalled, and a bipartisan Senate group is splintering.

And in one potentially ominous sign for a deal, two Senate Republicans who had been in talks with Democrats released an unusually downcast statement about the lack of progress in the private negotiations, which began after Trump announced last fall he would kill the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.

The posturing is the latest sign that even as both sides say they are eager for a deal, the thorny politics of immigration may be too difficult to overcome — with potentially major consequences for both parties, not to mention those who wonder whether they will still be able to work and live in the United States legally for much longer. Most of the DACA terminations will begin in March, although some permits have already expired.

Even before their statement Thursday, Tillis and Lankford had quietly stopped attending the meetings recently, according to multiple sources, shrinking the group to five primary senators: Sens. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), and Colorado Sens. Michael Bennet, a Democrat, and Republican Cory Gardner. One Democratic aide insisted that “Lankford and Tillis were dragging their feet and did not share the urgency we had.” But another person familiar with the situation said the two Republicans weren't invited, including to the most recent meeting Wednesday night in Durbin's office.

The Senate negotiators had been moving toward an agreement on legalization provisions for the Dreamers, those familiar with the discussions said. Graham has indicated that the language would fall between the Dream Act, which he authored with Durbin, and a more conservative proposal written by Tillis and Lankford — although those legalization provisions had yet to get approval from GOP leadership or a separate, GOP-only working group, according to a Republican aide.

That framework will be presented to Democrats in the coming days, Tillis said. When it comes to a wall, Republicans are starting from Trump’s budget request for $1.6 billion for barriers along the southern border, which he estimated would be “probably a net increase of 600 miles of wall” over time that would be paid for by annual appropriations and potentially fees.

https://www.politico.com/story/2018/...iations-326356

Nobody said this would be easy.

I don't understand wtf is going on.

This is pretty much what we read yesterday, but with a negative spin.

We will get a deal. This is all part of The bumpy ride folks.

Imo it's pretty smooth donald is making a reasonable request, reps are trying to take credit for "daca fix". Looking good

i posted the article to be fair to our emo dreamers.

This is a much detailed summary of what has been happing for the past few months on DA and DACA. This shows us that when they said they were making progress, nothing was actually happening. No one was taking to anyone else, they were debating among themselves within each party. Next week would be the first time something should really happen with the “promise” that a detailed demand would be presented. But it does look like something is taking shape, not the shape we like, but some shape nonetheless. I know we will be disappointed at the final result, but I think at least something will happen.

Thanks, I can now go back to cutting my wrists and having panic attacks, all of these good vibe articles were starting to get to me.

lmao i bet.