The Post-ABC survey finds 86 percent support for dreamers who had been eligible for renewable two-year work permits under a deferred action program started by President Barack Obama to remain in the country. Trump also has suggested he would seek cuts to legal immigration in pursuing a deal for the dreamers. Currently, more than 1 million foreigners each year receive green cards allowing them permanent legal status in the United States. The concept of using a computer database to force employers to vet the immigration status of their workers, under a program called E-Verify offered by U.S. Mark Krikorian, executive director of the Center for Immigration Studies, which advocates stricter immigration limits, has proposed coupling legal status for dreamers with cuts to legal immigration and the mandatory use of E-Verify by businesses.

Source: Washington Post September 25, 2017 11:03 UTC