Trump said the DACA program is "probably dead"

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US President Donald Trump said on Sunday that the federal program that protects young immigrants from deportation is “probably dead,” because the Democrats “really do not want it,” but only want to be able to talk about it.

DACA is really dead away from our Military.

- Donald J. Trump (@ realDonaldTrump) January 14, 2018

According to the Voice of America, the fate of the program that protects from deportation approximately 800 thousand immigrants who were brought to the United States as children has recently been at the center of political discussions in Washington. It became part of a debate between the White House and Congress about extending government funding needed to avoid a partial government shutdown. Current funding for federal agencies expires next Friday at midnight.

The other day Trump rejected the proposal of six senators - three Republicans and three Democrats - to extend the Deferred Action Plan for Children Arriving in the USA (DACA), which protects young immigrants from deportation. Lawmakers also called for other changes in immigration policy, including an increase in funding to protect the border with Mexico, where Trump is demanding a wall to reduce illegal immigration.

According to some reports, at a recent meeting at the White House, Trump has repeatedly called Haiti, El Salvador and African countries "stink holes" (s — hole countries), asking why immigrants from these countries should be allowed in the United States. The claims attributed to Trump caused international outrage.

Illinois Senator Dick Durbin from Illinois, who attended the meeting, said that the president did use a derogatory expression.

Trump acknowledged that he used "hard language", but denied that he made the statement attributed to him.

In this, he was supported by Republican Senators Tom Cotton (Arkansas) and David Perdue (Georgia).

“I did not hear this, and I was sitting no further from Donald Trump than Dick Durbin,” said Cotton, speaking on CBS.

In several Sunday tweets, Trump accused Democrats of trying to “deprive our armed forces of the much needed money” during a discussion on immigration and funding.

“As president, I want people to come to our country to help us grow stronger and regain our greatness, people who come as part of a merit-based system. No more lotteries! America is first and foremost, ”he tweeted.

I’m a President of the United States of America. No more Lotteries! #AMERICA FIRST

- Donald J. Trump (@ realDonaldTrump) January 14, 2018

Trump calls for closing the immigration lottery, in which some foreigners were given the opportunity to legally immigrate to the United States on a random basis. The president claims that other countries are sending potential terrorists and least educated citizens to America.

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