The Latest: Immigration proposals target green-card system
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Latest on the Trump administration's immigration proposals (all times local):
8 p.m.
The Trump administration has sent an immigration policy wish-list to Congress that could derail efforts to protect from deportation hundreds of thousands of young immigrants brought into the U.S. illegally as children.
The demands were sent to lawmakers Sunday. The proposals include limiting family-based green cards to spouses and the minor children of U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents, and creating a point-based system.
The White House also says it wants to boost fees at border crossings, and make it easier to deport gang members and unaccompanied children. Overhauling the asylum system and hiring 10,000 more immigration officers are additional proposals.
It's unclear whether the proposals will be demanded in exchange for supporting legislation to protect young immigrants.
Top congressional Democrats say the list is unreasonable and fails to represent any attempt at compromise.
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The Trump administration has sent Congress an immigration wish-list that includes overhauling the country's green-card system, hiring 10,000 more immigration officers and building a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.
The demands sent to lawmakers Sunday call for limiting family-based green cards to spouses and the minor children of U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents.
The White House also wants to boost fees at border crossings, make it easier to deport gang members and unaccompanied children, and overhaul the asylum system.
But the demands could derail negotiations over the fate of hundreds of thousands of young people who were brought into the U.S. illegally as children.
Trump has given Congress six months to find a replacement for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.