cancel2 2022 (01-21-2019), Guno צְבִי (01-20-2019), Stretch (01-20-2019)
the Washington Post's editorial board is urging President Trump and Democrats to hash out an immigration deal even as the two sides remained far apart on the president's latest proposal.
The editorial board on Saturday ticked through reasons Democrats should not take the deal Trump put forward on Saturday, which includes funding for a border wall and protections for certain immigrants, but argued that the "Dreamers" and Temporary Protected Status recipients who would benefit from a deal should be considered first and foremost.
"Unquestionably a deal would contain galling elements for both sides; that’s the nature of compromise," the editorial board wrote. "But a measure of statesmanship for a member of Congress now is the ability to accept some disappointments, and shrug off the inevitable attacks from purists, if it means rescuing the lives of thousands of deserving people living among us."
The editorial board suggested that Trump's suggestion "be welcomed but not accepted as the final word."
"There should be room to talk about the amount of money; how border security will be defined and enhanced; which categories of dreamers and TPS beneficiaries are covered; what their legal status will be, and for how long," it said. "But to refuse even to talk until the government reopens does no favors to sidelined federal workers and contractors."
Trump on Saturday proposed a deal that would include more than $5 billion in funding for a wall along the southern border, a three-year extension of protections for “Dreamers” who benefit from the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program and Temporary Protected Status holders and funding for additional immigration judges and other border security measures.
The bill, if passed, would end the partial government shutdown, which has lasted 30 days and counting.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said he would bring Trump’s proposal up for a vote this week, with some Republicans quickly signaling their support.
Democratic leaders and some rank-and-file members promptly criticized the measure, with Pelosi calling it a "non-starter" and others doubting that Trump can be trusted to keep his end of the deal.
https://thehill.com/homenews/media/4...to-make-a-deal
cancel2 2022 (01-21-2019), Guno צְבִי (01-20-2019), Stretch (01-20-2019)
the money line. No longer is WAPO supporting the Dems pure obstructionism of"But to refuse even to talk until the government reopens does no favors to sidelined federal workers and contractors."
no negotiations until the government is open
Let's negotiate,and find a way the government gets open and Dems get their DACA fix and Trump gets the fencing
And the people's business gets done
cancel2 2022 (01-21-2019), Darth Omar (01-20-2019), Stretch (01-20-2019)
supposedly the Senate is to take up a vote on Trumps deal Tuesday.
Any Democratic defections of support should start cracking Pelosi's wall of obstructionism
Some of the newbie democrats who narrowly won their districts should be vulnerable.
Also, democrats need to take the 3 year Protection for the Dreamers in exchange for wall funding. That’s a big compromise for Trump because the Coulter wing of the party will be pissed over it.
Chuck and Nancy will piss off the TDS caucus but that’s the nature of compromise.
Coup has started. First of many steps. Impeachment will follow ultimately~WB attorney Mark Zaid, January 2017
Trump needs to beg the President of Mexico for the money. He said repeatedly that Mexico was paying for his beautiful wall.
The United States Congress should never give into extorsion, on principle.
It's Trump's shutdown. If he wants to crash the economy, and end the decade-long Obama Economic Recovery, that is on him. And the consequences and accountability of an economic crash will be his and it will be hung around his neck.
cancel2 2022 (01-21-2019)
cancel2 2022 (01-21-2019), Stretch (01-20-2019)
dukkha (01-20-2019)
cancel2 2022 (01-21-2019), Darth Omar (01-21-2019)
I think the calculus is quite simple.
-Trump needs to plead with the President of Mexico for money for his beautiful Berlin Wall. That's who Trump guaranteed, time after time, was paying for the wall.
-The U.S. congress should never give into extortion. Future presidents would just be emboldened to shut down the government as a matter of blackmail.
-Trump said he would take credit for the shutdown, and the public overwhelmingly blames Trump for the shutdown. Its on Trump to open the government.
-If Trump wants to continue his shut down, he risks crashing the economy and putting a crushing end to the decade-long Obama Economic Recovery. That's his choice to crash the economy, and accountability for it will be hung around his neck.
cancel2 2022 (01-21-2019)
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