Trump only has one strategy, and that is to do things that hurt people, then blame the Democrats. The President never intended to do a deal to keep Dreamers legally in the country. He always intended to deport them.
Scott Dworkin tweeted:
Spoke to three Republicans this morning that made it clear Trump never wanted a DACA deal in the first place. He wants the program to fold and all DREAMers to be deported. The plan has been to delay until it’s too late & then blame Dems. Donald Trump & Republicans are to blame.
— Scott Dworkin (@funder) January 14, 2018
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This plan should sound familiar because Trump has also planned to destroy Obamacare and blame the Democrats, shut down the government and blame the Democrats, and he has also managed to blame the Democrats for his coordination with the Russian government during the 2016 election.
Why would anyone think that a man who has tried to ban Muslims from coming to the United States and who wants to build a wall along the southern border would want to find a way to legally keep Dreamers in the country? Trump is in the process of ending immigration protections for refugees, so deporting the Dreamers fits in with his plan.
If Congress passes a deal on DACA, they need to do it with a veto-proof majority, because contrary to what he said in the staged meeting with members of Congress, Trump won’t sign whatever Congress passes. One suspects that Trump is a hurdle to be overcome if the Dreamers are to legally stay in the US.
Jason is the managing editor. He is also a White House Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science. His graduate work focused on public policy, with a specialization in social reform movements.
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