Senators float narrower immigration deal
By Jordain Carney - 01/25/18 01:55 PM EST
Senators are discussing a narrower deal on immigration as they try to find an agreement that could get 60 votes in the Senate, under time pressure to make a deal.
A new proposal, which came up during a closed-door bipartisan meeting, would pair codifying or providing legal status to Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients with a border security package.
But the limited agreement would leave out top priorities for both parties. It wouldn't provide a path to citizenship for DACA recipients, who are young immigrants brought into the country illegally — a key ask for Democrats. It also wouldn't address changes to family-based immigration, a main requirement for conservatives.
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