“We must move on the Bridge Act quickly to protect DREAMers,” Illinois Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin said back in December 2016. TRUMP OFFERS IMMIGRATION COMPROMISE TO END PARTIAL SHUTDOWN; DEMS COOL TO OFFERDurbin, along with South Carolina Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham, unveiled the bill before Trump took office; others who signed on as sponsors included California Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein. “He talked about protecting those already in the program,” Durbin said. “Our bill talked about those eligible for the program.”But Republicans accused Democrats of turning their back on a deal they once supported. While the Democratic leadership in Congress has come out against the compromise, they are facing some pressure to deal.

Source: Fox News January 21, 2019 15:33 UTC