Today (January 19th) is the deadline for Congress to pass a spending bill to prevent a shutdown of certain government operations. Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) refuses to let a bill pass unless it provides an amnesty for illegal aliens in the “dreamer” category. Schumer and other Democrats refuse to make any significant concessions to enhance immigration law enforcement and reform legal immigration. Critics are calling the impending cut-off of government services the “Schumer Shutdown.”
One explanation for the Democrats’ commitment to amnesty for dreamers is a memo co-authored by former Clinton communications director Jennifer Palmieri. It states that amnesty for dreamers is a “critical component of the Democratic Party’s future electoral success.”
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