Donald Trump demanded on Friday that any deal to resolve the fate of young undocumented migrants must be paired with funding for a wall along the southern US border. Spokespeople for Democratic leaders said they looked forward to resuming “a serious negotiation” on immigration when Congress returns next week. We must protect our Country at all cost!”Trump staked a similar position in his New York Times interview: “I wouldn’t do a Daca plan without a wall. Trump also called for the elimination of the Diversity Visa Lottery, a state department program that helps citizens of countries with historically low rates of immigration to come to the US. Democrats are, however, under increasing pressure to pass legislation that would permanently shield Dreamers from deportation.

Source: The Guardian December 29, 2017 15:48 UTC