Demonstrators protest in front of the White House after the Trump administration scrapped the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA),a program that protects from deportation nearly 800000 young men and women who were brought into the U.
S. illegally as children, in Washington, and D.
C. Photo by Kevin Lamarque/ReutersPresident Donald Trump says he believes Congress will advance up with a legislative fix for immigrants living in the U.
S. illegally who were brought here as children.
Trump on Tuesday suspended a program for these immigrants and gave lawmakers six months to resolve their status.
Trump told reporters traveling with him that he’d like to see a permanent deal and that he thinks it will happen. He predicted having considerable support from both sides of Congress.
Trump said in a tweet late Tuesday that he would “revisit” the issue if Congress blew its six-month deadline. He said Wednesday that revisiting the issue may be unnecessary because “Congress really wants to do this.”He says the issue was discussed during an Oval Office meeting with top Republican and Democratic congressional leaders.[READ: Trump’s decision to close DACA,explained]The post Trump thinks Congress will advance up with DACA fix appeared first on PBS NewsHour.
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