Has President Donald Trump reached a tentative agreement with Democratic lawmakers on a plan that would allow more than 800,000 people brought to the U.S. as children to legally stay?
Confusion erupted Thursday in Washington after Democrats announced they had reached broad agreement with the president Wednesday night. Trump subsequently said no deal is possible without more commitments to enhance security along the U.S.-Mexico border, though he also asserted an agreement with congressional leaders was "fairly close."
Here's how some lawmakers have reacted:
I have no doubt that if the #DREAMAct were to be given the vote it deserves, it would pass. #ProtectDREAMers
— Nancy Pelosi (@NancyPelosi) September 14, 2017
@RealDonaldTrump Unbelievable! Amnesty is a pardon for immigration law breakers coupled with the reward of the objective of their crime. https://t.co/uJjxk6uX5g
— Steve King (@SteveKingIA) September 14, 2017
Encouraged that @POTUS is beginning to recognize the importance of preserving DACA. Congress should get this done in hours, not weeks. pic.twitter.com/42DhNpz2pV
— John Kasich (@JohnKasich) September 14, 2017
.@LindseyGrahamSC: "I would be willing to let the DREAM Act kids have legal status, they have no place to go other than America." #DACA pic.twitter.com/eQjXwa0XSR
— Fox News (@FoxNews) September 14, 2017
800,000 Dreamers anxiously await action by this Congress. There is no reason to wait. #ProtectDREAMers pic.twitter.com/1uZLUNtl3o
— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) September 13, 2017
To send Dreamers back to a country they don’t know is just wrong. It goes against the ideals of who we are as a nation.
— Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) September 14, 2017
We have got to get a wall done. We have got to get that done. Some of us are not giving up. VIDEO: https://t.co/hz2UzwdkaF @FoxBusiness
— Louie Gohmert (@replouiegohmert) September 14, 2017
533 other members of Congress will want to weigh in too https://t.co/pC8AAJiZtt
— JohnCornyn (@JohnCornyn) September 14, 2017
Kudos to @POTUS for pursuing agreement that will protect #Dreamers from deportation https://t.co/2nRYOv82RO
— Jeff Flake (@JeffFlake) September 14, 2017