Trump Will Support Citizenship Path for 1.8 Million

“President Trump’s immigration proposal to Congress will include a path to citizenship for an estimated 1.8 million young undocumented immigrants… more than twice the number of ‘dreamers’ who were enrolled in a deferred action program Trump terminated last fall,” the Washington Post reports.

“The figure represents a significant concession to Democrats but is likely to produce sharp blowback among conservative Republicans.”

“Trump’s plan… also includes a $25 billion ‘trust fund’ for a border wall and additional security upgrades on both the southwest and northern U.S. borders. And the president will propose significant curbs to legal immigration channels, restricting the ability of U.S. citizens to petition for visas only for spouses and minor children and ending categories for parents and siblings. Both of those provisions are likely to engender fierce objections among liberal Democrats.”

The New York Times reports White House officials called the plan “extremely generous” but also a “take-it-or-leave-it proposal” by the president.