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DACA and the federal shut-down

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[FONT=arial, sans-serif]DACA and the federal shut-down:

Regardless of Democrat's entire motives for paying the ransom, they couldn't ignore Republicans' real threat to Children’s Health Insurance programs (CHIPs).[/FONT]


[FONT=arial, sans-serif]Powerful segments within the Republican Party would choose to undermine or eliminate ANY federal social programs without regard for human consequences. Six years of more substantial shielding for CHIPs in exchange for three weeks extension of federal budget funding was certainly a humane and a politically preferable decision. Republicans selected an excellent hostage.[/FONT]


[FONT=arial, sans-serif]President Trump (unjustifiably) boasts of being an able negotiator, but he has again demonstrated that his promises are worthless unless additionally co-signed by other responsible parties. The Democrats correctly withdrew their offer not to oppose the funding of Trump's Mexican wall. Hopefully, they will stand firm and Republicans will have to unilaterally pass the budget agreement unless all political leadership of both congressional chambers can come to some agreement. [/FONT]


[FONT=arial, sans-serif]Democrats enabling Republicans without immediate resolution for families affected by the termination of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (i.e. DACA) program would be acting inhumanely and to their party's net disadvantage in 2018 and increasingly more so in 2020 and 2024 elections.[/FONT]


[FONT=arial, sans-serif]Respectfully, Supposn[/FONT]
 
Unfortunately, true as all this may be, the Senate Democrats have already taken the inhumane action, as you put it. Politico reported just yesterday that Senate Democrats have dropped DACA entirely from the February deadline debate over the federal budget. House Democrats may still fight for it, but Schumer and the core of the party have caved. Which seems rather odd, as it's likely to cost them the entire progressive section of their party's support in the upcoming elections.
 
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