Now that the tax cut and jobs bill is done, Republicans are going to try and help corporate America with bringing in cheap labor from south of border. McConnell has promised outgoing Arizona RINO Jeff the Flake the bring up a DACA bill in January. I bet McCain, if he’s back in the Senate by then will vote for that.
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Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) said on Wednesday that he has secured a promise from Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) to bring up a legislative fix for a key Obama-era immigration program next month.
“I am … pleased that the Majority Leader has committed to bring the bipartisan DACA bill we are currently negotiating to the Senate floor in January,” Flake said in a statement, referring to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.
Flake’s statement comes after he predicted early Wednesday morning that a bill would come up on the Senate floor next month, as lawmakers appear increasingly likely to punt the fight to next year.
A spokesman for McConnell didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment, but told The Hill earlier Wednesday that he didn’t have any scheduling announcements yet for January.
The Trump administration has announced it will end DACA, which allows immigrants brought into the country illegally as children to work and go to school.