Trump’s Soft Spot for Dreamers Alienates Immigration Hard-Liners
etty basic thing" to renege on, he said, "right in the beginning of an administration." Mr. Obama pressed Mr. Trump on the matter during their private meeting at the White House two days after the election, and said days before leaving office
that he would publicly object if his successor sought to target Dreamers for deportation. that pr
Durbin said that President Trump several times now has consistently come forward with positive and conciliatory statements about these people,
Representative Mo Brooks, Republican of Alabama, said
that he did not mind a delay in dealing with the young immigrants, but that if Mr. Trump adopted Mr. Obama’s approach, "that would be most disappointing to me and a breach of an explicit campaign promise that helped Donald Trump win the primary and the campaign." Dreamers remain guarded in their views on Mr. Trump’s softer line.
26, 2017
WASHINGTON — President Trump’s sympathetic remarks about the young undocumented immigrants known as Dreamers — "these incredible kids," he has called
them — were a surprising turn for a man who had vowed during the campaign to "immediately terminate" their protections from deportation.
And I have to convince them that what I’m saying is right." Sean Spicer, the White House press secretary, said Mr. Trump’s inaction
on the issue was rooted in sympathy for the Dreamers, coupled with a desire to create a careful plan for addressing their status.
"I’ve got people really angry and talking about ‘He’s double crossed us, he’s deceived us.’ You could say
that the troops are restless, and I can’t blame them." Mr. Beck started a petition last month to demand that the president put an immediate end to the program, and opened a Twitter campaign encouraging people to send postings directly to Mr. Trump’s personal and official accounts, @POTUS and @realDonaldTrump, urging him to keep his pledge.
Mr. Flake has his own bill that would offer a three-year extension to those now covered by DACA,
but it also would compel the Department of Homeland Security to deport within 90 days undocumented immigrants arrested or convicted in connection with serious crimes.