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Leaked MEMO: Admit the reason Democrats support - DACA is for votes.

Posted: Jan 9th, 2018 - 12:41 pm

LEAKED MEMO: DREAMers Are ‘Critical’ To Dems ‘Future Electoral Success’

Michael Bastasch 9:31 PM 01/08/2018

The Center For American Progress (CAP) Action Fund circulated a memo on Monday calling illegal immigrants brought here at a young age — so-called “Dreamers” — a “critical component of the Democratic Party’s future electoral success.”

The memo, co-authored by former Clinton communications director Jennifer Palmieri, was sent around to allies calling on Democrats to “refuse to offer any votes for Republican spending bills that do not offer a fix for Dreamers and instead appropriate funds to deport them.”

President Donald Trump’s administration moved to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy in September, which former President Barack Obama instituted through executive order to keep immigrants who came here as children from being deported.

Trump called on Congress to find a legislative fix for young immigrants, or “Dreamers,” facing deportation. House lawmakers recently put forward a bipartisan DACA compromise bill that also claims to address worries over chain migration. However, it’s unclear if the bill will pass.

CAP Action’s memo says protecting DACA is not only a “moral imperative” for Democrats, it also key to getting votes.

“The fight to protect Dreamers is not only a moral imperative, it is also a critical component of the Democratic Party’s future electoral success,” reads Palmieri’s memo, obtained by The Daily Caller News Foundation.

“If Democrats don’t try to do everything in their power to defend Dreamers, that will jeopardize Democrats’ electoral chances in 2018 and beyond,” reads the memo.

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Leaked MEMO: Admit the reason Democrats support - DACA is for votes. (Views: 1433, 2018-01-09, 12:41 pm)
- I remember a few years ago someone said they would - support amnesty if they can't vote (Views: 391, 2018-01-09, 12:43 pm)
  - I had a conversation with a friend who was a democrat. He - served the party at the state level. (Views: 303, 2018-01-10, 5:58 am)
- They're hoping it will flip certain red states. Imaging if they - voted Republican, then the Democrats (Views: 301, 2018-01-09, 1:06 pm)
- A recnet study of DACA Dreamers found that most of these - new Democrat voters reside in (Views: 365, 2018-01-09, 1:08 pm)
  - Not true. - nm (Views: 326, 2018-01-10, 5:55 am)
  - Oh boy! You do realize that Dreamers cannot vote? sm - VTMT (Views: 352, 2018-01-10, 8:12 am)
    - oh boy...I used to fill out health care forms for Dreams and others - Yes, they can (Views: 287, 2018-01-10, 2:05 pm)
- The Democrats don't seem to be concerned with any kids - except DACA. They don't seem to (Views: 300, 2018-01-09, 1:54 pm)
  - You have it backwards. Who has allowed the...sm - VTMT (Views: 301, 2018-01-10, 7:32 am)
- Palmieri does not speak for Progressives - or many Democrats (Views: 356, 2018-01-09, 5:27 pm)
  - You must be basing "compassion" or "caring" on how much - taxpayer's money the govt gives away. (Views: 340, 2018-01-10, 2:35 am)