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lamp_shade

(14,828 posts)
Thu Dec 1, 2016, 05:46 AM Dec 2016

Graham to roll out extension of Obama immigration program

Source: The Hill

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Wednesday said he will offer legislation to extend a key Obama administration immigration program.

"I'm going to introduce legislation with my Democratic colleagues and my Republican colleagues that would continue the legal status of the DACA kids," Graham told reporters.

Pressed on details of his legislation, which he'll roll out next year, Graham said: "It's going to be basically if you have legal status today, you'll continue to have legal status."

President-elect Donald Trump pledged during the campaign to nix President Obama's executive orders, including the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA).

Read more: http://thehill.com/latino/308146-graham-to-roll-out-extension-of-obama-immigration-program

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Graham to roll out extension of Obama immigration program (Original Post) lamp_shade Dec 2016 OP
we are officially in Bizarro World Skittles Dec 2016 #1
Graham has always been relatively sane on immigration, like McCain. geek tragedy Dec 2016 #2
Well this will be interesting to watch play out. progressoid Dec 2016 #3
I'm starting to love Lindsey. anamandujano Dec 2016 #4
Love is a pretty strong word :) - but sometimes he moonscape Dec 2016 #5

Skittles

(153,150 posts)
1. we are officially in Bizarro World
Thu Dec 1, 2016, 02:49 PM
Dec 2016

Graham despises Trump so much he is acting like a decent human being?

 

geek tragedy

(68,868 posts)
2. Graham has always been relatively sane on immigration, like McCain.
Thu Dec 1, 2016, 02:51 PM
Dec 2016

It's on foreign policy that he's cray cray.

anamandujano

(7,004 posts)
4. I'm starting to love Lindsey.
Thu Dec 1, 2016, 09:58 PM
Dec 2016

You can see he doesn't like what's been happening like the rest of us AND he speaks up.

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