Dem leaders pull back from hard-line immigration demand
By Mike Lillis - 03/19/18 06:00 AM EDT
Democratic leaders are backing off of their demand that Dreamer protections be a part of the 2018 budget negotiations.
While House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and other Democratic leaders had hinged their support for last month’s budget caps deal on a commitment from Republicans to consider legislation salvaging the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, they’ve signaled they won’t hold a similar line heading into next week’s expected vote on an omnibus spending bill.
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/378881-democratic-leaders-pull-back-hard-line-immigration-demand
