DACA negotiations hit a snag ahead of White House meeting
(CNN) Republicans and Democrats will sit down with President Donald Trump in a bipartisan meeting Tuesday aimed at moving closer to protecting hundreds of thousands of immigrants from deportation  but a long-entrenched partisan divide over immigration policy and a looming budget deadline are threatening progress.
On Capitol Hill  bipartisan talks have been ongoing for months and the group of senators led by Durbin and Graham acknowledge they need  Trump  to lay out clear priorities to move forward.
The thinking is that  Trump  -- who secured the Republican Party's nomination by promising mass deportations and a border wall -- can offer political cover for Republicans who may be fearful of backing any immigration bill that is viewed as amnesty among their base. With  Trump 's blessing  Republicans believe they can find a way to move ahead on DACA. Without it  the votes are compromised.
The bipartisan meeting at the White House on Tuesday comes after  Trump  met with Republicans last week at the White House and Sen. Jeff Flake of Arizona refused to attend  citing the lack of bipartisanship.
(CNN) Republicans and Democrats will sit down with  [TGT]  in a bipartisan meeting Tuesday aimed at moving closer to protecting hundreds of thousands of immigrants from deportation  but a long-entrenched partisan divide over immigration policy and a looming budget deadline are threatening progress.
On Capitol Hill  bipartisan talks have been ongoing for months and the group of senators led by Durbin and Graham acknowledge they need   [TGT]   to lay out clear priorities to move forward.
The thinking is that  Trump  -- who secured the Republican Party's nomination by promising mass deportations and a border wall -- can offer political cover for Republicans who may be fearful of backing any immigration bill that is viewed as amnesty among their base. With   [TGT]  's blessing  Republicans believe they can find a way to move ahead on DACA. Without it  the votes are compromised.
The bipartisan meeting at the White House on Tuesday comes after   [TGT] met with Republicans last week at the White House and Sen. Jeff Flake of Arizona refused to attend  citing the lack of bipartisanship.