Trump Narrows Immigration Debate in Bid to Break Stalemate
- Democrats, Republicans pushing against crucial deadlines
- Less than two weeks remain before government funding runs out
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President Donald Trump indicated he’s willing to split contentious immigration proposals into two stages, providing protections for young immigrants known as dreamers and increasing border security, leaving negotiations on more comprehensive legislation for later.
The president’s narrowing of the debate on immigration may help break a stalemate that’s held up an agreement on budget limits and spending as a deadline to avert a government shutdown approaches on Jan. 19.