New York Sen. Chuck Schumer said Sunday that Democrats would “love” to work with President-elect Trump on a deal for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients.
Schumer made the comment on NBC News’s “Meet the Press,” on which he was asked about potential areas in which Democrats could work with Trump and his next administration, particularly as he plans to crack down on immigration.
Despite Trump’s wide deportation plans, he’s expressed interest in allowing DACA recipients, also known as dreamers, to remain in the country.
“Well, we’d love to do that,” Schumer said Sunday. “Our party has been strongly fighting for the dreamers for a decade.”
Still, Trump’s plan for immigration remains largely unknown. On the campaign trail, he provided little specifics of how he intends to carry out the deportation of millions of people, though he’s threatened to use the military to do so.
With the future uncertain for many people and immigration advocates bracing for what may come, Schumer stated that the recipients have long been in the country.
