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Wednesday 10 January 2018
Trump suggests 2-phase immigration deal for ‘Dreamers’
By KEN THOMAS President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with lawmakers on immigration policy in the case, saying even during
ALAN FRAM Cabinet Room of the White House, Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2018, in Washington. his campaign that his bor-
WASHINGTON (AP) — der wall didn’t need to
Searching for a bipartisan (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) be continuous, thanks to
deal to avoid a govern- natural barriers in the land-
ment shutdown, President the lives of hundreds of wheeling exchange on the der security, family-based scape. And he has said he
Donald Trump suggested thousands of immigrants contentious issue. “chain migration,” the visa would be open to using
Tuesday that an immigra- hung in the balance. “My head is spinning from lottery and the DACA poli- fencing for some portions
tion agreement could be “I think my positions are go- all the things that were said cy. Democrats and Repub- as well.
reached in two phases — ing to be what the people by the president and others licans are set to resume ne- The unusually public meet-
first by addressing young in this room come up with,” in that room in the course gotiations Wednesday. ing laid bare a back-and-
immigrants and border se- Trump said during a Cabi- of an hour and a half,” said But the exchange raised forth between the parties
curity with what he called a net Room meeting with a Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill. “But questions about how far more typically confined to
“bill of love,” then by mak- bipartisan group of nearly the sense of urgency, the Trump would push for his closed-door negotiations.
ing comprehensive chang- two dozen lawmakers, commitment to DACA, the high-profile border wall. At one point, California
es that have long eluded adding, “I am very much fact that the president said In describing the need for Sen. Dianne Feinstein, a
Congress. reliant upon the people in to me privately as well as a wall, the president said it Democrat, asked Trump if
Trump presided over a this room.” A group of jour- publicly, ‘I want to get this didn’t need to be a “2,000- he would support a “clean”
lengthy meeting with Re- nalists observed the mean- done,’ I’m going to take mile wall. We don’t need a DACA bill now with a com-
publican and Democratic dering meeting for an ex- him as his word.” wall where you have rivers mitment to pursue a com-
lawmakers seeking a solu- traordinary length of time The White House said after and mountains and every- prehensive immigration
tion for hundreds of thou- — about 55 minutes — that the meeting that lawmak- thing else protecting it. But overhaul later.
sands of young people who involved Trump seeking in- ers had agreed to narrow we do need a wall for a Trump responded, “I would
were brought to the U.S. as put from Democrats and the scope of the nego- fairly good portion.” like it. ... I think a lot of peo-
children and living here il- Republicans alike in a free- tiations to four areas: bor- Trump has long made that ple would like to see that
legally. Trump last year but I think we have to do
ended the Obama-era De- DACA first.” House Major-
ferred Action for Childhood ity Leader Kevin McCarthy,
Arrivals program, which R-Calif., interjected, saying,
shielded more than 700,000 “Mr. President, you need
people from deportation to be clear though,” that
and gave them the right to legislation involving the
work legally. He gave Con- so-called Dreamers would
gress until March to find a need to include border se-
fix. curity.
The president, congres- The president said he would
sional Republicans and insist on construction of a
Democrats expressed opti- border security wall as part
mism for a deal just 10 days of an agreement involving
before a government shut- young immigrants, but he
down deadline. Trump said said Congress could then
he was willing to be flexible pursue a comprehensive
in finding an agreement as immigration overhaul in a
Democrats warned that second phase of talks.q
APNewsBreak: Cordray, Sutton to merge Ohio governor bids
By JULIE CARR SMYTH by Cordray’s gubernato- Richard Cordray, the former director of the Consumer Financial ble. The Cordray-Sutton
Associated Press rial campaign to go with Protection Bureau, announces that he is a Democratic candidate ticket still faces a crowded
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Sutton as his running mate for Ohio governor at “Lilly’s Kitchen Table” Restaurant in Grove Democratic field. Dayton
Former federal consumer follows a similar move by City, Ohio. Cordray is joining forces with former congresswoman Mayor Nan Whaley, ex-
watchdog Richard Cor- two key Republicans: Attor- and Obama-era official Betty Sutton in the Ohio governor’s race state Rep. Connie Pillich,
dray will join forces with for- ney General Mike DeWine as Democrats position to win back the key battleground state in state Sen. Joe Schiavoni
mer congresswoman and and Secretary of State Jon November. and Supreme Court Justice
Obama-era official Betty Husted consolidated their William O’Neill are seek-
Sutton on Wednesday in campaigns on Nov. 30, to (Brooke LaValley/The Columbus Dispatch/AP) ing the party’s nomina-
the race for Ohio gover- unite campaign and grass- tion, and former Cleveland
nor, a Democrat close to roots resources and to mini- ed anonymity pending the Amy Murray, a Cincinnati mayor and congressman
the campaign told The As- mize negative attacks that official announcement. Re- councilwoman and former Dennis Kucinich has filed
sociated Press. The move could hurt their party in the publican governor candi- Asian business division ex- paperwork for a likely run.
comes as Democrats posi- general election. date U.S. Rep. Jim Renacci ecutive for consumer prod- O’Neill announced his run-
tion to win back control of Meanwhile, Republican has as his running mate ucts maker Procter & Gam- ning mate, educator Ch-
the key battleground state Lt. Gov. Mary Taylor was antelle E. Lewis, of East
in November. The new ready to announce a vet- Cleveland, on Tuesday,
team is expected to draw eran Procter & Gamble Co. adding age and race di-
big-name Democratic sup- executive as her running versity that O’Neill said will
port that could include mate. A Republican close distinguish him with Demo-
former President Barack to the campaign said she cratic voters. O’Neill, who’s
Obama, former Vice Presi- will on Wednesday name 70 years old, is white, as
dent Joe Biden and Mas- Nathan Estruth, CEO of a are the other gubernatorial
sachusetts U.S. Sen. Eliza- plastics technology com- candidates; Lewis, who’s
beth Warren. The decision pany. The person request- 42, is black.q
