Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) will support President Donald Trump’s plan to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program that he reportedly plans to announce Tuesday, according to a statement from Graham’s office.
But only if the reported six-month delay to ending the program is put in place to give Congress time to come up with a legislative solution for the program, he said.
“If President Trump chooses to cancel the DACA program and give Congress six months to find a legislative solution, I will be supportive of such a position,” Graham said in a statement Monday. “I have always believed DACA was a presidential overreach. However, I equally understand the plight of the Dream Act kids who – for all practical purposes – know no country other than America”
Politico was first to report that Trump is planning to announce Tuesday that he is ending DACA in six months. The program grants legal status to undocumented immigrants who came to the U.S. as children.
Graham said he and other members of Congress are already working on bipartisan legislation to help the “dreamers,” as the undocumented immigrants who came to the U.S. as minors have been labeled.
“I have introduced legislation to solve this problem along with Senator Durbin,” he said. “I look forward to working with President Trump and my colleagues in Congress to find a fair solution to this difficult problem.”
Former President Barack Obama launched the program through an executive order in 2012.
I support ending DAQA for Southern Republicans.
Boot them out.
Put Lindsey fucking Graham on the enemies list too. These people need to PAY. Bloody backstabbing un-American traitors. Hope they and ALL their supporters drop dead.
I support the president’s plan, but only if he gives us enough time to dither, act like we’re going to fix the problem, and fail like we always do.
“I have introduced legislation to solve this problem along with Senator Durbin,” he said.
Graham went on to say, “Although Senator Durbin doesn’t agree with me, I propose to identify all ‘dreamers’ 18 years of age and older and immediately conscript them into the U.S. Army and Marine Corps for military basic training. We are going to need as many young combat-ready recruits we can find when we invade the beaches of North Korea.”
Given the speed at which the Senate works, I think he is going need more like two years to get this done.