President Trump Blames Democrats For Attempting To Shut Government Down

Lawmakers are working hard on crafting a bipartisan immigration reform bill that is part of a deal to avoid a government shutdown at the end of the week. While there was optimism last week that Congress could work together on a solution, that hope is fading as politicians face a Friday (January 19th) deadline to fund the government. On Tuesday (January 16), President Trump attempted to cast the blame on Democrats for the impending government shutdown. 

In a series of tweets, Trump reiterated his demand that any immigration deal must fund a border wall between the U.S. and Mexico to help ensure security:

We must have Security at our VERY DANGEROUS SOUTHERN BORDER, and we must have a great WALL to help protect us, and to help stop the massive inflow of drugs pouring into our country!

The President then accused the Democrats of wanting to shut down the government over their insistence of tying government funding to immigration reform, including the renewal of the deferred action for childhood arrivals program, which shielded children who were brought to the U.S. illegally from deportation. 

The Democrats want to shut down the Government over Amnesty for all and Border Security. The biggest loser will be our rapidly rebuilding Military, at a time we need it more than ever. We need a merit based system of immigration, and we need it now! No more dangerous Lottery.

The tweets came hours before a Senate hearing on border security. In that hearing, Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen told lawmakers that the Trump administration wants a permanent solution for young immigrants who were brought to the U.S. illegally as children. Nielsen said that temporary solutions won't work and it is up to Congress to craft a solution. 

She also said that loopholes in U.S. immigration laws must be closed to help make the nation safer, warning that gaps in the law make it easier for dangerous illegal immigrants to remain in the U.S.  

Nielsen pointed out that border apprehensions continue to be trending down, but said there are still too many people getting into the U.S. illegally. 

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