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Top Trump Aide Ready to Trade DACA for Tax Cuts, Not Wall or RAISE Act

12-9-2017 < Red Ice Creations 90 147 words
 
Top Trump Aide Ready to Trade DACA for Tax Cuts, Not Wall or RAISE Act President Donald Trump’s top congressional aide is prioritizing a new “DACA” amnesty and a tax cut ahead of Trump’s promised border wall, according to news reports. The congressional relations aide, Marc Short, told reporters September 12 that he is not asking Democrats for any concessions — such as funding for a border wall or passage of the RAISE Act — as they draft an expensive new amnesty for many younger illegals, including the 800,000 illegals who are covered by former President Barack Obama’s DACA amnesty since 2012. “We’re interested in getting border security and the president has made the commitment to the American people that a barrier is important to that security,” Short said, according to TheHill.com. “Whether it’s part of DACA or another legislative vehicle, I don’t want to bind…
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