Sen. Tom Cotton explains the ‘two negative side effects’ of continuing DACA without reforms, says he’s open to negotiation on RAISE Act

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By Sen. Tom Cotton’s assessment, “codifying” the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program will have “two negative side effects.”

First, the senator explained in a Tuesday interview with the editorial board of the Washington Examiner, DACA is “going to create an entire new category of persons who are eligible for chain migration.”

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