Trump to Schumer: 'If there is no wall, there is no DACA' [View all]
Source: Politico
By LOUIS NELSON 01/24/2018 07:44 AM EST
President Donald Trump reiterated late Tuesday night that funding for his promised wall along the U.S.-Mexico border remains a requirement for any deal to shield undocumented immigrants brought here as children from deportation, a declaration that came hours after Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said he would take wall funding off the table in upcoming negotiations.
“Cryin’ Chuck Schumer fully understands, especially after his humiliating defeat, that if there is no Wall, there is no DACA,” Trump wrote on Twitter. “We must have safety and security, together with a strong Military, for our great people!”
Democrats voted Monday to end a three-day government shutdown that began over an impasse over immigration and border security negotiations, with Democrats refusing to vote for a government funding bill unless it was paired with a deal to protect Dreamers. Schumer (D-N.Y.) eventually settled for an assurance from Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) that the chamber would hold a vote on immigration in the coming weeks.
Schumer, who took withering criticism from some in his own party for what has been characterized by some as a negotiation defeat, informed the White House Tuesday that a funding package for Trump’s border wall that he had offered as part of last-ditch negotiations last Friday was no longer on the table.
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