$25 billion is a big sticking point. There's a lot of border security
that you can do--and much more effective security--that costs a lot less. I know a few Dems in Congress and I've never heard them even privately say "screw it--we'll use it in November." Granted, I think I have pretty stand up people from the NM delegation, but I'd be surprised if it were more than a handful hoo wouldn't take a true compromise bill if it did some good starting now. But they've been totally frozen out of all House discussions, and Trump throwing bomb after bomb definitely sets it all back. Not just because of hard feelings, but because of how mercurial, unpredictable, untrustworthy, and flip-floppy he is. Hoo wants to stick their necks out--in either party--for that kind of administration (and President in particular)?
I don't know as much as I should about the GOP DACA provisions, but I've heard some pretty knowledgeable folks say that even in the GOP "compromise" bill (again, Dems not included, so more of a compromise between some Freedom Caucus folks and Ryan's allies), the DACA provisions are illusory and won't protect the majority of Dreamers. Not my criticism, because I don't know the mechanics of it, but it's a concern from at least some Dems.
Remember, the Dems currently in there would love to be able to go back to their districts with a victory on DACA and asylum-seekers, as well as being able to say they were strong on security. Some of the challengers would undoubtedly benefit from and possibly root for no action, but incumbents? In both parties you'd think they want something positive to talk about in the fall.
Oh, and I totally disagree with characterizing ICE agents as Nazis, or with abolishing ICE (frankly, that's just silly--someone would still have to perform the same functions, and changing names isn't something I think of as a particularly good use of time or energy--talk about illusory). But some of Trump's advisors, and some of the things Trump says, are scarily close to authoritarian and lots of it falls squarely in racist territory. Before this latest crisis I was critical of those saying that the administration (not the front line workers) bore similarities to early 30s Germany. I'm not there yet, but I'm not nearly as critical of those comments as I used to be, either.
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