President Donald Trump took aim at Democratic lawmakers for not actively trying to negotiate with him to codify the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program into law.
Federal Judge in Maryland has just ruled that “President Trump has the right to end DACA.” President Obama had 8 years to fix this problem, and didn’t. I am waiting for the Dems, they are running for the hills!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 6, 2018
Trump has repeatedly tweeted at Democrats for a DACA deal since his self imposed deadline of March 5 passed. The deadline however was rendered moot by a recent federal court decision in California.
Total inaction on DACA by Dems. Where are you? A deal can be made!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 6, 2018
It’s March 5th and the Democrats are nowhere to be found on DACA. Gave them 6 months, they just don’t care. Where are they? We are ready to make a deal!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 5, 2018
Trump announced the end of the Obama-era protections for illegal immigrants brought to the U.S. as children in September telling Congress it had 6 months to codify the program into law. The president demanded that Congress appropriate funding for a southern border wall, end chain migration, and end the diversity visa lottery program in exchange for signing any such bill.