So President Trump and the Democratic Party leaders of the Senate (Schumer) and the House (Pelosi) got together and came to grips with the debt ceiling and funding of the government (for three months). Is Trump really taking a pivot?
Well it would be nice if DACA is codified in some way and it seems like Trump and the other two leaders may be able to accomplish this also. Trump wants the DACA tied to extreme border control. As to extreme border control, how about (1) finish the fence to 700 mi., (2) hiring 19,000 more border control agents, (3) increase the number of drones and surveillance towers? Well all this was in the bipartisan Senate bill of 2013 bill that was never brought up in the House even though the bill carried by Senate by 68-32!.* I can never forgive John Boehner for not falling on his sword and letting a vote on the Senate bill be taken. Of course, he was afraid it would pass. Why did he want the immigration issue kept open?
Well, the Pivot by Trump seems to be real but it probably will be limited:
The path of least resistance, the path of popularity for him [Trump], is to dismiss the demands of Congressional Republicans on virtually everything except abortion, judges, education, free speech, and regulations**.
If that statement is correct, the pivot will be very limited.
* https://www.vox.com/cards/immigration-reform-congress-2014-house-john-boehner-obama/border-security
** https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/09/the-rino-hunters-become-the-hunted/539067/
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