WASHINGTON ― White House chief of staff John Kelly said Tuesday that President Donald Trump’s offer to save undocumented young people ― though only if he can build a border wall and slash legal immigration ― is generous because it would help immigrants who may have previously been “too lazy” to seek protections. “So the president, shockingly, said OK, 1.8 million, and then probably the biggest shock was in a path to citizenship. Trump and administration officials have insisted this is a reasonable compromise, but Democrats don’t see it that way, given the massive cuts to legal immigration pathways. Meanwhile, the White House has shot down bipartisan bills that don’t include the same cuts to legal immigration. “I would offer that if before the champions of DACA were members on one side of the aisle, I would say right now the champion of all people that are DACA is Donald Trump,” he said.

Source: Huffington Post February 06, 2018 18:56 UTC