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Sacramento urges Congress to pass DACA legislationhttp://www.kcra.com/article/sacramento-urges-congress-to-pass-daca-legislation/14376540
President Donald Trump threatened a government shutdown and blamed Democrats for immigration problems linked to crime.
Meanwhile, supporters of DACA -- the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, created under President Barack Obama -- rallied Wednesday around the country, urging support for students known as Dreamers. ... Meanwhile, DACA supporters held a demonstration outside Republican Rep. Jeff Denham’s office in Modesto, where they urged him to support the Dreamer program. In an interview with MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell, Denham said, “This DACA crisis, and it is a crisis, needs to get resolved immediately.” Denham is one of 34 House Republicans urging his leadership for a vote on DACA. “Certainly, we want to find a bipartisan solution and we definitely do not want to get into a debate about shutting the government down,” Denham said. "I think this is an opportunity for both parties to come together.” ... Under Trump’s executive order, the DACA program is being phased out and is set to expire in March. Congress has three months to find a legislative solution. Read more here |