Why Congress Will Decide Dreamers' Fate

Sep 04, 2017, 11:47 AM
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President Trump's announcement that he will rescind an Obama-era executive action providing legal protection to people brought to the U.S. as children has all the appearances of a final decision.

But it's actually just an opening bid.

By including a six-month delay before the end of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival program, Trump gave Congress a narrow but achievable window to spare the Dreamers.