Trump and senators talk immigration after government shutdown deal
President Donald Trump started fresh immigration talks with senators on Monday as bipartisan lawmakers struck a deal to end the U.S. government shutdown that hinged largely on their ability to reach an immigration compromise.
The Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals  which shielded certain immigrants brought to the U.S. illegally as children and allowed them to work  will start to phase out on March 5.  Trump  announced  his  decision to end the program in September.
Earlier this month   Trump  told bipartisan lawmakers to strike an immigration deal that  he  would subsequently sign. Two days later  Sens. Lindsey Graham  R-S.C.  and Dick Durbin  D-Ill.  presented him a deal they brokered  but he rejected it.
On Friday  Schumer attempted to negotiate an immigration deal with  Trump   to no avail. Kelly called the New York Democrat to tell him his terms were too liberal for the GOP.
Schumer later said he put funding for  Trump 's proposed border wall on the table. It was previously a dealbreaker for many Democrats  but they have warmed to the proposal as the prospects of an immigration deal became dimmer.
The Republican attendees of  Trump 's lunch meeting are notable. Cotton has publicly ripped the terms of the Durbin-Graham deal.
Both Cotton and Perdue   Trump  allies in the Senate  also stood up for the president after Durbin said he called African nations "s---hole" countries during one of the immigration meetings earlier this month. Graham  on the other hand  did not dispute Durbin's account.
The South Carolina Republican spoke up when  Trump  made the comments  according to Durbin.
Graham has in recent days torn into White House officials for what he calls  Trump 's shifting stance on immigration terms.
[TGT] started fresh immigration talks with senators on Monday as bipartisan lawmakers struck a deal to end the U.S. government shutdown that hinged largely on their ability to reach an immigration compromise.
The Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals  which shielded certain immigrants brought to the U.S. illegally as children and allowed them to work  will start to phase out on March 5.  [TGT]announced  [TGT]  decision to end the program in September.
Earlier this month   [TGT]told bipartisan lawmakers to strike an immigration deal that  [TGT]  would subsequently sign. Two days later  Sens. Lindsey Graham  R-S.C.  and Dick Durbin  D-Ill.  presented him a deal they brokered  but he rejected it.
On Friday  Schumer attempted to negotiate an immigration deal with [TGT]to no avail. Kelly called the New York Democrat to tell him his terms were too liberal for the GOP.
Schumer later said he put funding for  [TGT] 's proposed border wall on the table. It was previously a dealbreaker for many Democrats  but they have warmed to the proposal as the prospects of an immigration deal became dimmer.
The Republican attendees of  Trump 's lunch meeting are notable. Cotton has publicly ripped the terms of the Durbin-Graham deal.
Both Cotton and Perdue   [TGT]allies in the Senate  also stood up for the president after Durbin said he called African nations "s---hole" countries during one of the immigration meetings earlier this month. Graham  on the other hand  did not dispute Durbin's account.
The South Carolina Republican spoke up when  [TGT]made the comments  according to Durbin.
Graham has in recent days torn into White House officials for what he calls  Trump 's shifting stance on immigration terms.