Democrats Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi both made a gamble and lost. They were trying to use Trump’s desire for funding for his border wall as leverage.
The President was seemingly onboard at one stage but his colleagues were not. This placed a big hindrance in the way of helping the Dreamers.
The Government needed the Country to remain open and thus needed to avoid a shutdown. That was where the Democrats played their hand, which saw the Country under a shutdown for a few days.
Schumer eventually gave in to demands with the hope of getting his immigration policy passed. This however didn’t materialize and now the Dreamers had less chance of seeing DACA continue.
Losing Hope
“We are disappointed that we did not reach agreement on Dreamer protections that were worthy of these patriotic young people,” said House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi.
Pelosi who was a major forerunner for the Dreamers wasn’t able to pull of the needed victory. There were instances when those she sought to support blasted her choices.
They felt that her ideas were not the best method to approach the situation. Now with no real chance of regaining the needed protection it was a case of I told you so.
“We just blew a great opportunity to do something substantial on immigration,” said Sen. Lindsey Graham. “I think the White House overplayed their hand.”
