The proposal includes measures to curb some legal immigration programs and provide a border wall with Mexico. Trump, who was heading back from Davos, undermined any illusions of bipartisanship by taunting Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer on Twitter. Earlier this week, Schumer and Democrats backed a deal to reopen the government after a weekend shutdown if Republicans agreed to take up an immigration bill protecting the Dreamers. Critics said the Trump framework was not helpful to the bipartisan Senate negotiations on an immigration deal. "It looks like President Trump has no intention of actually working on a bipartisan deal that protects Dreamers and makes sensible changes to our immigration laws.

Source: dna January 26, 2018 18:11 UTC