US President Donald Trump on Sunday went on an anti-immigration tirade, saying there would be no deal to legalize the status of undocumented immigrants and asking Mexico to increase border security. He also threatened to exit the North American Free Trade Agreement.
Taking to Twitter, Trump wrote: "Border Patrol Agents are not allowed to properly do their job at the Border because of ridiculous liberal (Democrat) laws like Catch & Release. Getting more dangerous. “Caravans” coming. Republicans must go to Nuclear Option to pass tough laws NOW. NO MORE DACA DEAL!
Last fall, Trump had cancelled the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals or DACA program, which was put in place by the Barack Obama administration to provide temporary protection to dreamers. Trump had hinted at the possibility of reaching a deal with the Congress to protect dreamers from deportation if a wall along the US-Mexico border was built. However, nothing has materialised.
"Everyone who qualifies for DACA must show they lived in US almost 11 years ago," he wrote. "Apparently every day is April Fool's Day at White House."
"Time and time again, the president has walked away from bipartisan proposals that are exactly what he asked for," said Drew Hammill, a spokesperson for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
