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In reply to the discussion: I support Leader Schumer [View all]peggysue2
(10,847 posts)It was worth trying to include it (I for one am glad leadership tried bc it was the right thing to do). But it was risky going in. So now CHIP is definitely off the table and we can refocus all our energy on DACA. There's no guarantee but I think having the issue on the front burner where the Republicans cannot ignore it or pretend it doesn't exist (as they have been doing for months) is a good thing. And yes, the House also has to take action; it is not going to be easy.
And, of course, Trump and GOPers are going to jump around and say--we won, Dems caved, you guys are pussies. So, now it's time for the 80% of the public (Dems, Republicans and Indies) who support DACA, who think the Trumpster's ever-changing immigration prescriptions are dangerous and cruel, to make their voices heard in unison, by the millions:
Protect DACA! Protect the children.
Hear us now or you will most certainly hear us in November.