02-16-2018, 10:39 AM
So, to clarify, the differences between Trump's preferred bill and the bipartisan deal are that the bipartisan deal spread the money for the wall out over ten years and didn't change legal immigration systems. The bipartisan deal that could have passed both chambers had the veto threat not been levied would have provided money for border security (including the wall) and gave a path to permanent residency to "Dreamers."
It's sad to me that they were unable to make this happen.
It's sad to me that they were unable to make this happen.
"A great democracy has got to be progressive, or it will soon cease to be either great or a democracy..." - TR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
