Senate Blocks Immigration Plans, Deepening Stalemate on Dreamers
- Lawmakers reject dueling plans to protect young immigrants
- Cornyn, Corker suggest temporary extension of protection
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The Senate blocked four immigration proposals Thursday, deepening a bitter impasse over how to protect 1.8 million young undocumented immigrants from deportation.
The rejected proposals included a bipartisan measure that would provide $25 billion for border security and a path to citizenship for the young immigrants -- a plan the White House threatened to veto amid harsh criticism by President Donald Trump, Attorney General Jeff Sessions and the Department of Homeland Security. It failed to advance 54-45, with 60 needed.