Dems will get bogged down in 2018 over the Dreamers.
Via Daily Mail:
An quarrel with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer exploded into a full-blown altercation on Thursday as the Congressional Hispanic Caucus scolded him for undermining their efforts to pass legislation that protects Dreamers.
Congressman Luis Gutierrez led the charge, telling the Democratic Party boss, ‘I feel like your throwing us under the bus.’
Schumer told the House member that the claim was ‘insulting’ and tempers flared.
Gutierrez replied, ‘”Don’t you dare raise your voice at me,”‘ and Schumer responded, ‘”You raised your voice first,” ‘a member of Congress who witnessed the altercation told DailyMail.com.
Congressional Hispanic Caucus legislators are fuming over Schumer’s pleas this week to Democratic lawmakers to vote for a resolution to keep the government open even though it did not address the plight of illegal immigrants who came to the U.S. when they were children.
Lawmakers who are part of the caucus, and Democrats who aren’t, had committed to using the must-pass spending bill as leverage to get the DREAM Act signed into law.
Nancy Pelosi, the top Democrat in the House, signaled her support for the tactic when she last month said, ‘We will not leave here without here without the DREAM Act passing with a DACA fix.’
However, the movement to allow a partial shutdown of the government to take place until an immigration compromise could be reached fizzled out.
Two continuing resolutions to keep the government open were approved by Republicans with the support of Democrats in the House and the Senate.
The latest bill extends federal funding through Jan. 19, taking the pressure off legislators finish the fiscal legislation or face a shutdown three days before Christmas.
Members of the Hispanic caucus were staunchly against the deal, and Latino leadership said so during a meeting with Pelosi, Schumer and Democratic leader Dick Durbin on Wednesday that was first reported on by the Washington Post.
Pelosi concurred, a member familiar with the discussion said. She ultimately voted against the GOP-brokered spending resolution.
Schumer made excuses and claimed that they would never see DREAM Act legislation become law if they made this their big stand.