However, the senator also thinks that there are not many people around the President who want to resolve the issue. He said, “It’s sort of slowing us down, but we’re going to keep at it because it’s so important.”
Additionally, Schumer said, “But negotiating with him, what I find is, I go right back at him as a New Yorker. He sort of seems to enjoy that.”
The Bipartisan Dream Act of 2017
Schumer and Pelosi insisted to Pres. Trump a bipartisan Dream Act should be the basis for the protection of Dreamers.
In July, Congresswomen Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA) and Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Florida) introduced the Dream Act of 2017 in the House. The bill will allow certain immigrant youth raised in the U.S. to earn lawful permanent residence and American citizenship.
At the time, Royball-Allard said the bipartisan legislation is the “most progressive” and “moves the ball forward for protecting Dreamers.
Senators Dick Durbin (D-Illinois) and Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) also proposed the Dream Act of 2017 in the Senate.
