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- President Donald Trump offered protection for so-called Dreamers, who are undocumented immigrants brought to the United States when they were children, as well as other groups of immigrants, in exchange for funding for his border wall in a televised address from the White House on Saturday.
- Top Democrats have already shot down Trump's proposal, with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi calling the deal "unacceptable."
- Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer noted in a statement that Trump was the one who jeopardized Dreamers' standing in the first place by rescinding their protections. He called Trump's strategy a "hostage-taking."
President Donald Trump on Saturday offered Democrats a deal combining temporary protection for so-called "Dreamers" and other immigration proposals in exchange for funding for his border wall — immediately prompting scorn from top Democrats, who rejected the offer before Trump even announced it.
Trump, who shut down the government to pressure Congress to approve funding for a $5.7 billion border wall, offered to extend temporary protection by three years for recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, also known as Dreamers, as well as extending the legal status of immigrants with Temporary Protected Status.
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