President Donald Trump is advocating his proposals on illegal immigration and infrastructure as they face uncertain prospects in Congress — and warning that Democrats have one last chance to come to the bargaining table.
In a tweet Tuesday, Trump asserts that Democrats and Republicans must act now to provide legal protections to young “Dreamer” immigrants in the U.S. illegally. He writes: “This will be our last chance, there will never be another opportunity! March 5th.”
Negotiations on DACA have begun. Republicans want to make a deal and Democrats say they want to make a deal. Wouldn’t it be great if we could finally, after so many years, solve the DACA puzzle. This will be our last chance, there will never be another opportunity! March 5th.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 13, 2018
Trump was referring to a deadline after which he has said a program protecting these illegal immigrants from deportation would end.
The Senate’s Republican and Democratic leaders say it’s going to be tough to broker a successful deal on immigration policy. In addition to protections for “Dreamers,” Trump also wants $25 billion for a border wall with Mexico and other security measures, as well as curbs on legal immigration. Many Democrats consider some of the proposals, including limiting the relatives that legal immigrants can bring to the U.S., to be non-starters.
Trump also tweeted on his $1.5 trillion infrastructure plan, writing that “after many years we have taken care of our Military, now we have to fix our roads, bridges, tunnels, airports and more. Bipartisan, make deal Dems?”
Our infrastructure plan has been put forward and has received great reviews by everyone except, of course, the Democrats. After many years we have taken care of our Military, now we have to fix our roads, bridges, tunnels, airports and more. Bipartisan, make deal Dems?
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 13, 2018
The administration’s plan is centered on using $200 billion in federal money to leverage more than $1 trillion in local and state tax dollars to fix America’s infrastructure, such as roads, highways, ports and airports.
The Associated Press contributed to this article.