Do NOT give Trump a win. Do NOT give Trump a win.
SCREW THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. JUST DO NOT GIVE TRUMP A WIN.
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With less than a week to go until another potential partial federal government shutdown begins on Friday, bipartisan compromise talks on funding for President Trump's proposed border wall have completely broken down, sources tell Fox News.
The sudden development again raised the possibility that Trump will declare a national emergency to access previously appropriated funds to initiate construction on a border wall. The White House agreed to a temporary spending bill late last month to end a historic 35-day government shutdown, although Trump said at the time that the move was not a "concession" and that he would not relent on his demands for a wall.
"Talks have broken down because Senate Republicans are refusing to compromise on limits to the Trump administration’s cruel immigration policies," a senior Democratic aide told Fox News on Sunday. "A deal that includes new physical barriers must also include limits on the number of ICE detention beds. If Senate Republicans won’t compromise with us on both, we can’t reach a deal.”
Added a GOP source: "The wall is a red herring for the Democrats. We got stuck on an interior enforcement cap," meaning a possible limitation on the number and type of enforcement actions ICE agents are allowed to take against illegal immigrants, including violent criminals.
Fox News is told if negotiators can’t resolve the situation soon, they are likely looking at trying to pass another temporary continuing resolution to try to avoid a shutdown.
Speaking on "Fox News Sunday," Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Richard Shelby, R-Ala.,, who is leading negotiations on border wall funding, said Republicans don't want to offer concessions on ICE enforcement.
New border wall about to be built in south Texas
New border wall about to be built in south Texas
Two border wall projects totaling 14 miles will start this month
“I think the talks are stalled right now. I’m hoping we can get off the dime later today or in the morning, because time is ticking away, but we’ve got some problems with the Democrats dealing with ICE, that is detaining criminals that come into the U.S. and they want a cap on them," Shelby said. "We don’t want a cap on that."
As recently as last Friday, congressional negotiators said they expected a deal to be made, although some key players were pessimistic and Democrats indicated that money for physical barriers would likely end up well below the $5.7 billion that Trump has sought to begin construction of the wall.
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The amount discussed hovered much closer to $1.6 billion, participants in the negotiations said, a figure that was in a bipartisan Senate bill last year.
"That's what we're working toward," said California Democratic Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard.
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http://www.foxnews.com/politics/talks-on-border-wall-break-down-ahead-of-second-possible-government-shutdown
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