Sen. Durbin Drops Amnesty
Dick Durbin
Democratic leader Sen. Dick Durbin  is retreating from  his  threats to block federal spending unless the GOP agrees to  his  no-strings DREAM Act amnesty â but is now trying to find GOP allies for an amnesty which includes token border-security measures.
The retreat was called during  his  December 10 appearance on âFace the Nation â where  Durbin  was reminded of  his  prior claim that âIâm not prepared to go home for the holidays until we get our work done.â In response  the second-ranking Democrat in the Senate said the amnesty is just one of several issues in the budget debate  effectively dropping his amnesty-or-shutdown threat:
 Durbin âs fallback tactic is reviving the âGang of Eightâ group with several new GOP Senators to demand an amnesty in exchange for a few symbolic border security measures  such as extra video cameras.  His  plan was highlighted by a report in TheDenverChannel.com.
The new discussion involves pairing the Dream Act with some border security measures in an attempt to pass a bipartisan solution for the undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. as children  three Senate aides told Denver7 in interviews this weekâ¦ Sens. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.)  Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and  Democratic Whip Dick Durbin  (D-Ill.)  who were all part of the bipartisan âGang of Eightâ that passed a comprehensive immigration reform package through the Senate in 2013  are leading the discussions  according to the three aides with knowledge of the talksâ¦ Two of the Senate aides also told Denver7 that Republican Sens. Cory Gardner of Colorado and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina were involved in the talks. Graham was also a member of the âGang of Eightâ and is the sponsor of this yearâs version of the Dream Act â¦
The âGang of Eightâ proved to be a political disaster for  Durbin  and for Sen. Chuck Schumer  the two leaders of the project. It was introduced in 2013 and it generated massive national opposition which helped cost the Democrats nine seats in 2014. In 2016  real-estate investor Donald Trump used the issue to win the GOP nomination and the Presidency  sending Schumer and  Durbin  back into the minority.
President Donald Trump is expected to reject  Durbin âs new pitch. On October 8  Trump announced his popular immigration principles  which include making E-Verify mandatory  plus ending chain-migration and the visa-lottery. The biggest element in Trumpâs plan is ending chain-migration  which would raise Americansâ salaries by halving the inflow of legal immigrant workers.
GOP Senators are wary of  Durbin âs project. For example   Durbin  claimed Sunday that GOP Sen. Lisa Murkowski backs an amnesty for the 3 million young illegals  usually dubbed âdreamersâ by Democrats and the media.  Durbin  told âFace the Nationâ that:
Coloradoâs Sen. Cory Gardner has kept a low profile in the debate  but he announced in September that he supported  Durbin âs no-strings DREAM Act amnesty:
When asked about  Durbin âs plan  Gardnerâs office gave an evasive answer to TheDenverChannel.com:
Other GOP Senators denied any role when Breitbart asked them if they were working with  Durbin . âThat is absolutely not true â said Megan Taylor  a spokeswoman for Nevada GOP Sen. Dean Heller. âThat is not accurate â said Brook Ramlet  a spokeswoman for Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst.
GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham created the Gang of Eight in late 2012 and is now working with both rivals groups headed by Grassley and  Durbin . When recently asked about Grassleyâs plan â which only offers three-year work permits to 690 000 DACA illegals â Graham insisted that the larger population of 3 million younger illegals must get citizenship.
Sen. Marco Rubioâs office did not respond to questions from Breitbart News about possible talks with  Durbin .  His  presidential hopes were destroyed by  his  support of the Gang of Eight deal which would have reduced Americans salaries while increasing Wall Street stock-values  according to a 2013 report by the Congressional Budget Office.
[TGT] is retreating from   [TGT]   threats to block federal spending unless the GOP agrees to   [TGT]   no-strings DREAM Act amnesty â but is now trying to find GOP allies for an amnesty which includes token border-security measures.
The retreat was called during  his  December 10 appearance on âFace the Nation â where   [TGT] was reminded of   [TGT]   prior claim that âIâm not prepared to go home for the holidays until we get our work done.â In response  the second-ranking Democrat in the Senate said the amnesty is just one of several issues in the budget debate  effectively dropping his amnesty-or-shutdown threat:
  [TGT]  âs fallback tactic is reviving the âGang of Eightâ group with several new GOP Senators to demand an amnesty in exchange for a few symbolic border security measures  such as extra video cameras.  His  plan was highlighted by a report in TheDenverChannel.com.
The new discussion involves pairing the Dream Act with some border security measures in an attempt to pass a bipartisan solution for the undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. as children  three Senate aides told Denver7 in interviews this weekâ¦ Sens. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.)  Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and  Democratic Whip Dick Durbin  (D-Ill.)  who were all part of the bipartisan âGang of Eightâ that passed a comprehensive immigration reform package through the Senate in 2013  are leading the discussions  according to the three aides with knowledge of the talksâ¦ Two of the Senate aides also told Denver7 that Republican Sens. Cory Gardner of Colorado and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina were involved in the talks. Graham was also a member of the âGang of Eightâ and is the sponsor of this yearâs version of the Dream Act â¦
The âGang of Eightâ proved to be a political disaster for  Durbin  and for Sen. Chuck Schumer  the two leaders of the project. It was introduced in 2013 and it generated massive national opposition which helped cost the Democrats nine seats in 2014. In 2016  real-estate investor Donald Trump used the issue to win the GOP nomination and the Presidency  sending Schumer and  Durbin  back into the minority.
President Donald Trump is expected to reject  Durbin âs new pitch. On October 8  Trump announced his popular immigration principles  which include making E-Verify mandatory  plus ending chain-migration and the visa-lottery. The biggest element in Trumpâs plan is ending chain-migration  which would raise Americansâ salaries by halving the inflow of legal immigrant workers.
GOP Senators are wary of  Durbin âs project. For example   Durbin  claimed Sunday that GOP Sen. Lisa Murkowski backs an amnesty for the 3 million young illegals  usually dubbed âdreamersâ by Democrats and the media.  Durbin  told âFace the Nationâ that:
Coloradoâs Sen. Cory Gardner has kept a low profile in the debate  but he announced in September that he supported  Durbin âs no-strings DREAM Act amnesty:
When asked about  Durbin âs plan  Gardnerâs office gave an evasive answer to TheDenverChannel.com:
Other GOP Senators denied any role when Breitbart asked them if they were working with  Durbin . âThat is absolutely not true â said Megan Taylor  a spokeswoman for Nevada GOP Sen. Dean Heller. âThat is not accurate â said Brook Ramlet  a spokeswoman for Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst.
GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham created the Gang of Eight in late 2012 and is now working with both rivals groups headed by Grassley and  Durbin . When recently asked about Grassleyâs plan â which only offers three-year work permits to 690 000 DACA illegals â Graham insisted that the larger population of 3 million younger illegals must get citizenship.
Sen. Marco Rubioâs office did not respond to questions from Breitbart News about possible talks with  Durbin .  His  presidential hopes were destroyed by  his  support of the Gang of Eight deal which would have reduced Americans salaries while increasing Wall Street stock-values  according to a 2013 report by the Congressional Budget Office.