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Senate will take up immigration reform next week

by Susan Ferrechio | Feb 5, 2018,  Senate Republican leaders said they plan to bring an immigration reform measure to the floor next week but have not indicated the specifics of the legislation. Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn, R-Texas, told the Washington Examiner lawmakers will debate immigration next week as long as Congress is able to clear a must-pass spending […]

Trump says he wants immigration ‘bill of love’ to protect DREAMers

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Gregory Korte and Deirdre Shesgreen and Eliza Collins, USA TODAY 14 seconds ago WASHINGTON — President Trump said Tuesday he’s confident he can reach an elusive deal with Democrats to protect up to 800,000 immigrants from deportation — legislation Trump called a “bill of love.” “We have something in common — we’d like to see this get done,” […]

Trump Takes a (Calculated) Risk on Immigration

His voters don’t care what Steve Bannon thinks. But they might care if their president acts like a career politician. Republican Representative Steve King of Iowa says that President Donald Trump will see his base “destroyed” if he agrees to provide legal status to illegal immigrants who came here as children, or at least if […]

Trump stuns Washington with immigration moves

President Trump stunned his conservative supporters on Thursday by asserting his willingness to strike a deal with Democrats to protect young immigrants living illegally in the U.S. But the president and his team also sowed confusion by offering contradictory statements about potential stumbling blocks to the deal. Speaking to reporters in Washington and Florida, Trump […]

Trump’s decision on ‘Dreamers’ could spell fate of immigration reform

President Trump’s forthcoming decision on the fate of so-called Dreamers – unauthorized immigrants who were brought to the U.S. before adulthood – could have far-reaching consequences not only for his quest for immigration reform and an impenetrable border wall. As the Washington Examiner reported last week, Trump is under mounting pressure to terminate or phase […]