Trump seeks $25 billion for border wall, offers 'Dreamer' citizenship

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

#POLITICS JANUARY 24, 2018 / 2:54 PM / UPDATED 2 HOURS AGO

Trump seeks $25 billion for border wall, offers 'Dreamer' citizenship

Roberta Rampton, Susan Cornwell
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Wednesday previewed his outline for an immigration bill that he will promote next week, saying he wants $25 billion to build a border wall and is open to granting citizenship to illegal immigrants who were brought to the United States as children.

Trump said he was optimistic he could come to an agreement with both Republicans and Democrats in the U.S. Congress that would appeal to hardliners seeking tougher rules for immigrants while also preventing the roughly 700,000 “Dreamers” from being deported.

“Tell them not to be concerned, ok? Tell them not to worry. We’re going to solve the problem. It’s up to the Democrats, but they (the Dreamers) should not be concerned,” Trump told reporters during an impromptu question-and-answer session at the White House.

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Trump said his proposal would include a request for $25 billion for the border wall, $5 billion for other border security programs, measures to curb family sponsorship of immigrants, and an overhaul of or end to the visa lottery system.

In exchange, he said he wanted to offer the Dreamers protection from deportation and an “incentive” of citizenship, perhaps in 10 to 12 years.

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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-whitehouse/trump-seeks-25-billion-for-border-wall-offers-dreamer-citizenship-idUSKBN1FD2UU

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Eighteen billion! Twenty! Twenty-five billion! Do I hear thirty?

[Freethinker65]

1. Keep DACA clean. Do not tie it to immigration or the stupid wall.

[BigmanPigman]

4. I agree.

I have given this considerable thought over the past few days. After listening to a rational and experienced guest on Chris Hayes last night, it seems that this is the wisest way to get the Dreamers and DACA the rights they deserve without being held hostage by partisan BS games and suffer more undue stress and uncertainty.

[dawg day]

8. i think they deserve compromise

Really, if Schumer can get Trump to agree to a path to citizenship and immediate legalization and protection from deportation, heck, promise him money for his stupid wall-- like $4 billion "this year". It's peanuts compared to 700K young lives. And the wall isn't ever going to be built. Trump will get bored, and see some photos of 29 yards of it, and say, "I won!" and that will be the last anyone hears of it.

[BigmanPigman]

9. I just read a different post that said that the Dreamers

were taken off the table by the Dems earlier today. Have you read this?
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/01/24/democrats-drop-dreamer-demand-with-budget-deal-in-reach-366992?cid=apn
Do you know if the Dems can stop "The Wall" from being built if they win the midterms?

[lpbk2713]

2. Fuck his silly ass wall.

When I think of how $25B could be spent on schools, health care and homeless people it pisses me off. He can't be removed from office too soon to suit me, one way or another. Obama was a bridge builder. This asshole wants to be a wall builder. No surprise there.

[Demtexan]

3. Until he changes his mind.

Or Miller changes his mind.

How much of that fence money will find it way back to asshole.

That is why he wants the wall.

[L. Coyote]

5. Republicans offer compromise: "We'll allow them to vote when they turn 70."

But only if y'all become racists today and pay for our wall."

[Demtexan]

10. The DACA kids will be DACA old people.

The goal posts will change over and over.

[jmowreader]

6. $25 billion...is that for one mile or two?

[struggle4progress]

7. "Watch me blow smoke out of every side of my backside!"

When the White House originally ditched DACA, the official line was that there wasn't any objection to the program itself, but the program should be statutory in nature, rather than the result of executive action. At that time, the White House said all responsibility fell on Congress to act

Shortly afterwards, the White House was blathering about its great love for DACA recipients and tweeting about its a willingness to revisit DACA if Congress didn't act

But now the story has changed yet again: it's not just a matter of Congressional action or inaction or principled stands about Congressional or Executive prerogatives; and it's not just about all that White House love splashing over DACA recipients. No, the President says; nothing can happen without money for The Wall, also much beloved by Donny

[m3n0z]

11. Do not under estimate Trump

He might split dreamers and "illegals".
Seriously, If he gets a solution for dreamers w/o democrats
it will be used in the coming election cycles.

“Tell them not to be concerned, ok? Tell them not to worry.
We’re going to solve the problem. It’s up to the Democrats,
but they (the Dreamers) should not be concerned,”

He just made them a promise and if he finds a way to
deliver with out democrat votes, well I can imagine how
voters will remember who delivered for THEM.

[renate]

12. Give him his stupid, stupid wall

Dreamers are literally the best of the best. Hardworking, patriotic, no legal issues, mostly employed, educated... these are EXACTLY the kind of people who will “make America great again.” If the cost of the wall is what it takes to keep them here, that’s a good investment.

[Demtexan]

13. What else do you give Trump after this.

The republicans will want more.

[unitedwethrive]

14. So he took away DACA protections, just to give them back in exchange

for his wall? What’s next, social security? Medicaid? The repubs are such vile, greedy people. It’s all a game for them.

[dansolo]

15. Who will end up getting the construction contracts for the wall?

I believe that Trump's obsession with the wall is because he has promised the contacts to someone, probably someone he owes money to. I realize that he is appealing to his racist base, but there sure seems to be a personal element to it.

[D_Master81]

16. 25 billion!

every time this asshat talks about this wall the price tag goes up. It was going to be 4-6 billion during the primary to build the whole thing, oh and is Mexico paying for this?