Democrats eye spending bill that could help keep Dreamers in the US
Washington — While Democrats and immigration advocates recoiled at hard-line immigration proposals unveiled by the White House this week, they see a chance to force Republicans’ hand on legislation to help young "Dreamers" brought to the country illegally as children. Their focus? A spending bill that Congress will need to pass in December to keep the US government open. Republicans, who control both houses of Congress, may need Democratic votes to approve the legislation because of divisions within their party over fiscal restraint. Democrats are considering insisting on help for the Dreamers as their price for providing the votes that may be required to prevent a government shutdown. Republican President Donald Trump ended the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) programme last month that protected the Dreamers, and gave Congress six months to find a solution. "This is all heading towards a December deal on Dreamers as part of an omnibus or spending package," sa...
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