White House clarifies Trump comments on 'clean' DACA bill
by Gabby Morrongiello | Jan 9, 2018, 1:43 PM
The White House clarified on Tuesday said President Trump still opposes legislation that permanently protects Dreamers if it excludes border security measures, after Trump seemed to indicate in a meeting with lawmakers that he might support a bill that doesn't boost border security.
Trump's confusing comments came during a meeting with Republicans and Democrats who have been involved in writing an immigration bill that lets thousands of illegal immigrants stay in the country and work if they were brought to the U.S. illegally as children, and also improves immigration enforcement and security at the southwest border.
Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., asked Trump at one point how he would feel "about a clean DACA bill now with a commitment that we then go into comprehensive immigration reform?" referring to the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.
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