This is an unfortunate headline. What @MEPFuller and these other smart reporters are actually saying: "For now, Democrats were happy to end a government shutdown, fund the Children’s Health Insurance Program for six years, and functionally not give up any of their leverage."https://twitter.com/HuffPostPol/status/955495386571067393 …
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It's making me dizzy to read progressives throw up their hands in dismay as CHIP gets funding and the fight over DACA otherwise stands unchanged.
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yes, but that's a problem the longer it goes on. because daca folks are already being put in deportation proceedings.
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Then Democrats will shut down the government again. I agree, they can't keep delaying while ICE is deporting people. But CHIP was also being held hostage.
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if ICE is trying to deport dreamers now, it will continue to do so in the future. In theory, DACA remains in effect past March deadline due to court ruling, unless SCOTUS intervenes before then
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