The immigration bill drafted by Chuck Schumer and Mitch McConnell failed to get the needed votes. This was a bill that Trump signed off to be voted in Congress.
There were warning from Republicans and Democrats alike about not voting for the bill. It was likely that those threats were kept leaving the Dreamers without a deal and Trump without a wall.
Trump wanted his wall and was willing to compromise on immigration to get it, but others felt differently.
The White House blamed Schumer and his colleagues for the failure of the bill. Trump also tweeted about the failure as if he didn’t want it.
Blame Democrats
“Today, the Schumer Democrats in the Senate demonstrated again that they are not serious about DACA, they are not serious about immigration reform, and they are not serious about homeland security,” Sarah Sanders said.
She added “they filibustered a proposal with an extremely generous path to citizenship because it also contained reforms that secured our border and secured our immigration system.”
The failure of the bill left more questions than answers for lawmakers who don’t seem to have a solution.
“While radical Schumer Democrats align themselves with the open border fringe, the Trump Administration will continue advocating for the American people. The next step will be for the House to continue advancing the proposal from Chairman Goodlatte and Chairman McCaul,” the White House said.
