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On December 29, Trump used Twitter to tell Democrats there would be no DACA deal without wall money and hard-line immigration changes, a move that instantly narrowed the already fragile runway to avoid a shutdown and undercut the White House’s own claim that it wanted a clean, bipartisan fix for Dreamers.
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On December 29, Trump used Twitter to tell Democrats there would be no DACA deal without wall money and hard-line immigration changes, a move that instantly narrowed the already fragile runway to avoid a shutdown and undercut the White House’s own claim that it wanted a clean, bipartisan fix for Dreamers.
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