Presidents have to work with leadership in both parties in order to get anything done. Reagan always said that he'd work with anyone to press his agenda, and if he got 80% of what he was looking for, that was perfectly fine. My concern with Trump sidling up with Pelosi and Schumer is that these are two snakes who never make a deal where they don't have the advantage. They'll say or do whatever they have to in order to get what they want, even if that means flat out lying.

Trump has no choice in the matter if he wants to get anything done legislatively because the bumbling buffoons in the GOP have a difficult time just trying to stay out of their own way, but if it means he's sacrificing the key items in the agenda that got him elected, he's going to be in trouble with the electorate.

As far as DACA goes, what Trump did was the correct approach. Immigration policy can't be dictated by royal decree, and even king Obama himself said this was a temporary measure. i think 5 years is long enough for congress not to do anything. It's time for them to get off their duffs and actually do something here. I'm not a "deport them all!" person. There are quite a few of these DACA "kids" (DACA protects ADULTS up to 31 years of age. These are not children) who are serving in the US military, or as first responders with the the police and rescue operations around the country. There has to be a logical approach to deal with this that benefits all sides.

I don't have a problem with some sort of pathway for them and any other productive people who get swept up into this, but I'd expect Trump to get some concessions for any flexibility here. The wall needs to be funded, and border security needs to be a top priority in any sort of legislation congress spits out dealing with the dream act people. We have to lock down the borders. If that means providing a pathway to citizenship for DACA eligible individuals who are productive members of our society, that's fine. But, security comes first. If congress can't deal with that, then everything else is off the table.

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