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alarimer

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4. If I'm being cynical, it's because they don't really want to do anything.

Reply to global1 (Original post)

Fri Mar 23, 2018, 09:27 AM

Mar 2018

This way it stays a campaign issue for them. And then, given the majority, they could actually pass the bill.

But that's actually the best-case scenario. The courts have stepped in and right now, no DACA recipient is being deported. So the urgency is less. And maybe, in the majority, they can craft a bill that doesn't involve a border wall.

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Why Have The Dems Been Quiet On DACA As Of Late?..... [View all] global1 Mar 2018 OP

Shutting down the government didn't work, and marylandblue Mar 2018 #1

It's hard for them to do much with their current lack of power. bearsfootball516 Mar 2018 #2

gop, with help from media, succeeded in framing the narrative Va Lefty Mar 2018 #3

If I'm being cynical, it's because they don't really want to do anything. alarimer Mar 2018 #4

I don't think that the Democrats should do anything to help the GOP leverage right wing bigotry LuvLoogie Mar 2018 #5