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GOP rep: Delaying the end of DACA is 'Republican suicide' | TheHill

posted onSeptember 4, 2017
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Article snippet: Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) on Sunday said it would be "Republican suicide" if President Trump followed through on a report that he was planning to end DACA with a six-month delay, insisting that the program instead needed to be ended immediately. “Ending DACA now gives chance [to] restore Rule of Law. Delaying so [Republican] Leadership can push Amnesty is Republican suicide,” King tweeted.     Politico reported earlier Sunday that Trump was planning on ending the program with a six-month delay. DACA was designed to protect undocumented immigrants who were brought into the U.S. as minors. GOP lawmakers had been pushing Trump to keep the protections in place, including Speaker MORE (R-Wis.), who came out against ending the program in an interview last week. The six-month window would give Congress the chance to step in before the program was terminated, but means Republicans would have to pass immigration legislation before then — an area GOP leaders have struggled to reach consensus on in the past. The Hill 1625 K Street, NW Suite 900 Washington DC 20006 | 202-628-8500 tel | 202-628-8503 fax The contents of this site are ©2017 Capitol Hill Publishing Corp., a subsidiary of News Communications, Inc. Link to the full article to read more

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