What do I think? I think it's a bad deal. I said so the other day. The practical issue is we're not going to get everything we'd like in exchange for DACA. DACA only affects a small number of illegals. What we need is comprehensive reform, as the President has invited.
I'm a bit older than most here. Reagan's "comprehensive" deal in 1986 turned out badly. For example from the start employee documentation was a joke. Maybe still is. The illegal immigrant only had to show copies of some paperwork which was forged. The employer had no right or obligation to verify or validate a thing. It may remain that way now.
So I see "comprehensive," with much concern. Somewhere in the vicinity of 40% of legal immigrants in the US became so, from "chain migration," aka family reunification etc.
That often entailed bringing elderly parents (aunts, uncles etc.) to America, to go on social security immediately or very soon. Even though they had never paid a penny into the system.
Generally the whole family becomes democrat voters, too.
How precisely does America benefit from allowing that?
So instead of "comprehensive," I prefer one element at a time. Why not make the dems concede first, for a change.
Why not tell them first we do the wall. Next end chain migration. Next do skills preferences. DACA comes last.
After all Republicans hold the majority and could theoretically do what Trump has laid down as parameters. DACA was a democrat administrative order.