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| DACA latest: Chuck Schumer calls off Mexico border wall deal with Trump over Dreamers repeal | DACA latest: Chuck Schumer calls off Mexico border wall deal with Trump over Dreamers repeal |
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| Democratic leader Chuck Schumer has reportedly withdrawn an offer to give Donald Trump more than $1.6bn for his proposed border wall, after Congress failed to pass protections for undocumented childhood immigrants. | Democratic leader Chuck Schumer has reportedly withdrawn an offer to give Donald Trump more than $1.6bn for his proposed border wall, after Congress failed to pass protections for undocumented childhood immigrants. |
| Mr Schumer had suggested last week that Democrats allow funding for the wall in exchange for a deal on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) programme. Now, that deal is off the table. | |
| “He called the White House yesterday and said it’s over," Senator Dick Durban said on Tuesday. | |
| Democrats shut down the federal government over the weekend in an attempt to force a vote on DACA, the Obama-era programme that shields some childhood immigrants from deportation. The Democrats originally refused to pass a government spending bill that did not include protections for the so-called "Dreamers," but relented on Monday. | |
| Mr Trump and other Republicans proclaimed the shutdown a failure for Democrats. But those close to Mr Schumer attempted to paint it as a loss for the President, who they claimed would not get a more generous offer on border wall funding. | |
| Mr Trump, one Democratic aide told Politico, “missed an opportunity to get the wall". | |
| But Republicans are unlikely to go for a DACA deal that does not include border wall funding in exchange. Mr Trump tweeted on Tuesday that he wanted "a big win for everyone" – including Republicans, Democrats and DACA recipients – with a focus on the military and border security. | |
| The President's signature campaign promise has been plagued by a lack of funding. The previous government funding deal contained no new money for the wall, though it allocated $341m for replacing fencing and levee gates along the US-Mexico border. | |
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