We don’t owe illegal foreigners “a deal”.
Trump has been playing Mexicrats for the fools they are...he knows congress can’t/won’t constuct a constitutional DACA deal.
DACA is dead.
Most Americans are cool with the dreamers. You are in the clear minority there.
However, even if you just think of this in a Machiavellian sense, think of all the reform you could get done. More border security. Limits to chain migration. No, you probably won't get everything you want ... but giving legal status and a path to citizenship for a relatively small group like the DACA kids is a small price to pay to make your immigration reform dreams a reality. A reality that republicans, and democrats, appear far too stupid to seize.
As Chuckie Cheese Schumer learned in the Schumer shutdown, that Americans support allowing children of illegal aliens here to stay doesn't mean they support the illegal aliens staying and it doesn't mean they'll go to the wall for it.
That you are for sour cream on your potatoes doesn't mean you'll tip over your table if your waiter doesn't give you sour cream
Failing to take care of these kids will hurt Trump in 2020 and possibly the republican party in 2018. It's an easy win for little cost. Politically, it's a no-brainer, really. The % of even Trump supporters that are rabidly anti-Mexican like the OP is pretty small, and even those guys aren't going to leave Trump unless he gets a sex change operation or something.
I'm amazed that it's taking so long for republicans to cash in on the easy victory, but the uselessness of congress really knows no bounds.
That Schumer caved and ended the Schumer shut down because of the public reaction to it proves you wrong
Not at all. The shut down was a failure because people thought it was more important to have a functioning government and a paid military than action on DACA ....
AT THAT SECOND!
It was a matter of poor timing, and poorly balanced priorities.
That's what I said. DACA wasn't a big thing in the scheme of things. There's no polling data to support that anyone turned against Trump because he wouldn't cave to the Democrats and allow anchor babies to bring their entire families here including their criminal parents who brought them here.
We're all dreamers, Sport. But you're just dreaming ...