The state’s contingent of federal lawmakers is on board with President Donald Trump’s plan to end the current government shutdown.
Over the weekend, the President announced a plan to continue temporary protections for some undocumented immigrants from deportations, including those brought to the United States as children under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, also known as DACA or the “Dreamer” Act, and people from certain countries that qualify for Temporary Protected Status. The plan also includes millions of dollars for humanitarian aid and drug detection technology in exchange for $5.7 billion in funding for a physical barrier along the US-Mexico border.
Senator Jerry Moran calls the Trump announcement “a viable plan to secure our borders, provide protections for DACA recipients and reopen the government.” He says the plan “includes widely supported solutions that both sides of the aisle agree on.”
Fellow Senator Pat Roberts applauded the plan, calling on Democrats to reopen the government with “assured border security.”
Like Roberts, First District Congressman Roger Marshall called on Democrats to get on board. He says Trump showed “an extreme amount of patience” to find a solution.
The shutdown is now a month old. President Trump says the wall is needed for border security. Democrats have refused, saying the wall is unnecessary and wasteful.
