A new bipartisan immigration plan surfaces in the Senate — and Trump labels it a ‘total waste of time’

The following article by Ed O’Keefe was posted on the Washington Post website February 5, 2018:

Sen. Christopher Coons (D-Del.) speaks to reporters after the Senate reached an agreement to end the shut down of the federal government on Jan. 22, 2018. Credit: Joshua Roberts/Reuters

Talks to resolve the legal status of young undocumented immigrants and enact new border security measures remain stalled in the closely divided Senate on Monday, as a new bipartisan proposal to resolve the impasse was dismissed by the White House as insufficient.

The proposal by Sens. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Christopher A. Coons (D-Del.) would grant permanent legal status to undocumented immigrants known as “dreamers” and bolster security along the U.S.-Mexico border. It copies a plan introduced in the House that has 54 co-sponsors from both parties. But President Trump tweeted that the idea is a “total waste of time” because it doesn’t immediately authorize spending the billions to build new barriers along the border. Continue reading “A new bipartisan immigration plan surfaces in the Senate — and Trump labels it a ‘total waste of time’”