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DACA Deal Could Disrupt Budget Debate

DACA Deal Could Disrupt Budget Debate

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President Trumps comments on finding a path to citizenship for DACA status people may become a stumbling block in the next bill needed to fund the government.
South Dakota Senator Mike Rounds says giving the “dreamers” citizenship creates other problems…..

Rounds says they see a problem jumping the eight hundred thousand dreamers up on the immigration line…..

Rounds says it will take some tough negotiations to come up with a compromise…..

Rounds says it will be difficult to solve all those problems before the current continuing resolution runs out on February eighth.

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