By — Associated Press Associated Press Leave a comment 0comments Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-live-white-house-may-address-latest-on-immigration-debate Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter WATCH LIVE: White House may address latest on immigration debate Politics Updated on Feb 14, 2018 3:00 PM EDT — Published on Feb 14, 2018 2:28 PM EDT Editor’s note: The White House canceled this briefing at 4 p.m. today. WASHINGTON — A Republican lawmaker says moderate senators from both parties are near a compromise that would offer young “Dreamer” immigrants a route to citizenship and provide $25 billion over a decade for President Donald Trump’s border wall with Mexico. White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders is holding a briefing at 4 p.m. EST today. Watch her remarks in the player above. The roughly two dozen senators have been seeking middle ground for weeks. It was unclear how their package will be received by Republican and Democratic leaders. So far, no plan has emerged that seems likely to win the 60 votes needed to clear the Senate. South Dakota Sen. Mike Rounds says the agreement would provide a 10- to 12-year path to citizenship for many Dreamers — immigrants brought to the U.S. illegally as children and here without permanent protection from deportation. The Dreamers wouldn’t be allowed to sponsor their parents for citizenship. PBS NewsHour will update this story as it develops. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now By — Associated Press Associated Press
Editor’s note: The White House canceled this briefing at 4 p.m. today. WASHINGTON — A Republican lawmaker says moderate senators from both parties are near a compromise that would offer young “Dreamer” immigrants a route to citizenship and provide $25 billion over a decade for President Donald Trump’s border wall with Mexico. White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders is holding a briefing at 4 p.m. EST today. Watch her remarks in the player above. The roughly two dozen senators have been seeking middle ground for weeks. It was unclear how their package will be received by Republican and Democratic leaders. So far, no plan has emerged that seems likely to win the 60 votes needed to clear the Senate. South Dakota Sen. Mike Rounds says the agreement would provide a 10- to 12-year path to citizenship for many Dreamers — immigrants brought to the U.S. illegally as children and here without permanent protection from deportation. The Dreamers wouldn’t be allowed to sponsor their parents for citizenship. PBS NewsHour will update this story as it develops. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now