US President Donald Trump has offered temporary protection for people illegally brought to the country as children in exchange for 5.7 billion dollars for constructing a wall on the US-Mexico border.''<div><br />''</div>''<div> Trump, in a White House speech, said he is trying to break the logjam, referring to the partial government shutdown in United States which enters its 29th day today.</div>''<div><br />''</div>''<div> He said that he is proposing three years of legislative relief for 7,00,000 Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients brought here unlawfully by their parents at a young age many years ago.</div>''<div><br />''</div>''<div> He added that this extension will give them access to work permits, social security numbers and protection from deportation.</div>''<div><br />''</div> The deal, however, has been dismissed by the Democrats as a non-starter. A statement by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Trump's proposal is a compilation of several previously rejected initiatives.<br />'' &nbsp;<br />'' <span id="MSIEparagraph"></span>
News On AIR | January 20, 2019 1:44 PM
Trump offers protection to undocumented immigrants in exchange of border wall funding