US Reacts To Trump’s Move To Scrap The Dreamers Programme
The Trump administration has come under harsh criticism from those on all sides of the US political spectrum for its move to scrap a programme that protects from deportation hundreds of thousands of people who were brought into the country without documents as children.
Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced the end to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) scheme on Tuesday, angering many but also drawing some support from staunch Trump allies.
Republican Senator Jeff Flake urged Congress to “act immediately” and “pass permanent, stand-alone legislation to lawfully ensure that children who were brought [to the US] … are able to stay”.
Paul Ryan, the top Republican in the House who had previously urged the president to keep the programme intact, praised Trump’s move, calling the creation of DACA “a clear abuse of executive authority”.
He added, however, that he hopes Congress “will be able to find consensus on permanent legislative solution that includes ensuring that those who have done nothing can still contribute as a valued part of this great country”.
