How Trump and Democrats missed what was likely their last chance this year to make a deal on the 'Dreamers'
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- Congress and President Donald Trump failed once again to cut an immigration deal as part of spending negotiations.
- Lawmakers are pushing a $1.3 trillion spending deal that was considered the last chance this year to pass a deal on young unauthorized immigrants known as "Dreamers."
- Trump also missed his chance to secure $25 billion for his border wall. Now, he'll have to settle for $1.6 billion.
Yet another attempt at an immigration deal between lawmakers and the Trump administration floundered over the weekend as lawmakers rushed to cobble together a $1.3 trillion spending deal ahead of Friday's government shutdown deadline.
President Donald Trump and lawmakers have been at loggerheads for months over the fate of young unauthorized immigrants known as "Dreamers," who are temporarily protected from deportation under the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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