Some activists have been brought into the Democratic Party umbrella and agree with the need for negotiation, according to an immigration advocate who asked for anonymity to speak frankly.
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Others fear a deal between Trump and top Democrats would spare the Dreamers while “kicking ICE into overdrive” in persecution of other undocumented immigrants.
Among that second group are activists who would rather accept new border-wall construction — a non-starter for the Democrats — than funding that could be used to hire more Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents.
“A wall isn’t ICE, a wall doesn’t walk into your home and drag you out by your f—— hair,” said the advocate.
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