Trump’s Support for Law to Protect ‘Dreamers’ Lifts Its Chances
President Trump said that he supported legislation
that would protect young, undocumented immigrants from deportation and that the border wall “will come later.”
WASHINGTON — An unexpected meeting of the minds between President Trump
and Democratic leaders on Thursday made real a possible deal in Congress to pair enhanced border security with legislation to protect young, undocumented immigrants brought to the country as children.
One day after Mr. Trump hosted Senator Chuck Schumer
and Representative Nancy Pelosi for dinner at the White House, the president said he could support legislation to protect the young immigrants known as “Dreamers” from deportation if it were accompanied by a “massive” border security upgrade.
He said the next step will be for Democratic leadership aides to meet with White House counterparts to “sit down and figure out a border security package
that we can all agree on.” That would be paired with the so-called Dream Act, legislation dating back to 2001 that would shield young immigrants from deportation and offer a path to citizenship.