Everyone Is Confused About What Trump Is Doing With DACA
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President Trump  is at a crossroads with regard to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program  or DACA  the Obama-era initiative  the president  just rescinded that protected nearly 800 000 undocumented individuals who came to the U.S. when they were young. And instead of picking one path to go down   he  seems to be trying to jog down both sides at once  which has brought fury and confusion to those on all sides of this debate.
 Trump  seems to have gotten the message and responded with reassuring tweets meant to placate  his  enraged base.
But  the president  also doesn't seem to want to alienate Democrats on the issue and come across as cold-hearted for going after young immigrants  many of whom only remember life in the U.S. So  as  he  boarded Marine One on  his  way to survey hurricane damage in Florida Thursday   he  reassured reporters  he 's still committed to finding a way to reinstate some variation of the very program  he  just nixed.
King comes from a sprawling Iowa district  where he says many of his constituents will stand by  Trump  despite the unpopular positions he may take – up to a point.
"There's a certain  Trump  base that  they will never leave him for anything – they've proved that – provided he maintains his position on immigration " King says. "I think there's one thing that will destroy his base  and that's amnesty."
Other conservatives fear the deal-maker-in-chief has become enamored by the positive coverage he received last week for undercutting GOP leaders and striking a bipartisan deal with Democrats on a massive economic package. That's why they're warning  Trump  not to forget who put  him  in the White House.
"The  Trump  voter is not in favor of amnesty " Republican Rep. Mark Meadows  the leader of the far-right House Freedom Caucus  tells Rolling Stone. "That is a very complex issue but certainly is one that we're not going to solve in one dinner with two Democrats."
Still  it seems Republican leaders have once again been sidelined by  Trump   who is angry at them for failing to carry through on the party's promise to repeal and replace Obamacare or send him any meaningful bills to sign.
But Democratic leaders say the president has paved the way for resolving the bipartisan issue. They think  Trump  is honestly in their corner  even while  he  tries to navigate  his  hardline anti-immigration supporters  which is resulting in mixed signals on Twitter  in interviews and in private phone calls.
"The base had a pretty strong reaction yesterday and that may have been it  but still  he  said good things about DACA too " Dick Durbin  the number-two Democrat in the Senate  tells Rolling Stone. "It's still an active negotiation  and I have a positive feeling towards it. We're not there yet."
When asked if Pelosi and Schumer should trust  Trump  in negotiations  many Democrats say they shouldn't.
"I wouldn't  no " Democrat Rep. Raul Grijalva  a co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus  tells Rolling Stone. "There's a historical context to  Trump  and immigration and immigrants that I think always has to be in the front of your mind."
President Trump  is at a crossroads with regard to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program  or DACA  the Obama-era initiative  the president  just rescinded that protected nearly 800 000 undocumented individuals who came to the U.S. when they were young. And instead of picking one path to go down   he  seems to be trying to jog down both sides at once  which has brought fury and confusion to those on all sides of this debate.
 Trump  seems to have gotten the message and responded with reassuring tweets meant to placate  his  enraged base.
But  the president  also doesn't seem to want to alienate Democrats on the issue and come across as cold-hearted for going after young immigrants  many of whom only remember life in the U.S. So  as  he  boarded Marine One on  his  way to survey hurricane damage in Florida Thursday   he  reassured reporters  he 's still committed to finding a way to reinstate some variation of the very program  he  just nixed.
King comes from a sprawling Iowa district  where he says many of his constituents will stand by  Trump  despite the unpopular positions he may take – up to a point.
"There's a certain  Trump  base that  they will never leave him for anything – they've proved that – provided he maintains his position on immigration " King says. "I think there's one thing that will destroy his base  and that's amnesty."
Other conservatives fear the deal-maker-in-chief has become enamored by the positive coverage he received last week for undercutting GOP leaders and striking a bipartisan deal with Democrats on a massive economic package. That's why they're warning  Trump  not to forget who put  him  in the White House.
"The  Trump  voter is not in favor of amnesty " Republican Rep. Mark Meadows  the leader of the far-right House Freedom Caucus  tells Rolling Stone. "That is a very complex issue but certainly is one that we're not going to solve in one dinner with two Democrats."
Still  it seems Republican leaders have once again been sidelined by  Trump   who is angry at them for failing to carry through on the party's promise to repeal and replace Obamacare or send him any meaningful bills to sign.
But Democratic leaders say the president has paved the way for resolving the bipartisan issue. They think  Trump  is honestly in their corner  even while  he  tries to navigate  his  hardline anti-immigration supporters  which is resulting in mixed signals on Twitter  in interviews and in private phone calls.
"The base had a pretty strong reaction yesterday and that may have been it  but still  he  said good things about DACA too " Dick Durbin  the number-two Democrat in the Senate  tells Rolling Stone. "It's still an active negotiation  and I have a positive feeling towards it. We're not there yet."
When asked if Pelosi and Schumer should trust  Trump  in negotiations  many Democrats say they shouldn't.
"I wouldn't  no " Democrat Rep. Raul Grijalva  a co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus  tells Rolling Stone. "There's a historical context to  Trump  and immigration and immigrants that I think always has to be in the front of your mind."