U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Republican members of the Senate about immigration at the White House in Washington, U.S., January 4, 2018. REUTERS/Kevin LamarqueWASHINGTON - 5 January 2018: Congressional Republicans on Friday downplayed the likelihood of a deal soon with Democrats on saving 700,000 young, undocumented U.S. immigrants from being kicked out of the country in March, a possibility created by President Donald Trump.Trump in September ordered an Obama-era program that provided the young "Dreamer" immigrants with work permits and prevented them from being deported to end in six months. The program is known as Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA.Despite his order, the Republican president has vacillated in his view of the Dreamers. But they oppose Trump's wall, projected to cost over $21 billion.The struggle over the Dreamers carries political weight for both parties heading into the November 2018 midterm congressional elections. "Those are things that he's insisted upon," and Democrats would have to embrace them along with border security, said Cornyn.

Source: Egypt Today January 05, 2018 17:03 UTC